Mexican garter snake

The Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico and in the United States (Arizona and New Mexico). This essentially harmless snake is semi-aquatic and most of the 10 recognized subspecies are restricted to lake basins in Mexico.^[2]

Mexican garter snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thamnophis
Species:	T. eques
Binomial name
Thamnophis eques (Reuss, 1834)

Subspecies

Ten subspecies are known:

• Mexican garter snake, T. e. eques (Reuss, 1834)
• Laguna Totolcingo garter snake, T. e. carmenensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. cuitzeoensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. diluvialis Conant, 2003
• T. e. insperatus Conant, 2003
• northern Mexican garter snake, T. e. megalops (Kennicott, 1860)
• T. e. obscurus Conant, 2003
• T. e. patzcuaroensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. scotti Conant, 2003
• T. e. virgatenuis Conant, 1963

References

1. Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Thamnophis eques". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63977A12732882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63977A12732882.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. Conant, R. (2003). "Observations on garter snakes of the Thamnophis eques complex in the lakes of Mexico's transvolcanic belt, with descriptions of new taxa". American Museum Novitates (3406): 1–64. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)406<0001:OOGSOT>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2832. S2CID 86078121.

• Species Thamnophis eques at The Reptile Database