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Bogert's garter snake

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Bogert's garter snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species:
T. bogerti
Binomial name
Thamnophis bogerti

Bogert's garter snake (Thamnophis bogerti) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

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Both the specific name bogerti and the common name Bogert's garter snake are in honor of the American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]

Geographic range

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T. bogerti is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of T. bogerti is montane forest or woodland at elevations of 2,195–2,743 m (7,201–8,999 ft).[2]

Reproduction

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T. bogerti is viviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis bogerti, p. 30).
  2. ^ a b c Species Thamnophis bogerti at The Reptile Database

Further reading

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