Godman's garter snake

Godman'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. godmani
Binomial name
Thamnophis godmani
(Günther, 1894)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tropidonotus godmani
    Günther, 1894
  • Eutaenia godmani
    — Cope, 1900
  • Thamnophis scalaris godmani
    — H.M. Smith, 1942
  • Thamnophis godmani
    — Rossman in Varkey, 1979

Godman's garter snake (Thamnophis godmani) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico, and was first described by Albert Günther in 1894.[3]

Etymology

The specific name godmani is in honor of the British naturalist Frederick DuCane Godman.[4]

Geographic range

T. godmani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. godmani are forest and freshwater wetlands.[1]

Behavior

A terrestrial species, T. godmani shelters under rocks and logs.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. godmani has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Thamnophis godmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63981A12725556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63981A12725556.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Thamnophis godmani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Rossman, Douglas A.; Ford, Neil B.; Seigel, Richard A. (1996). The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. xx + 332 pp. ISBN 9780806128207. (pp. 190-193).
  4. ^ 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 godmani, p. 102).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Tropidonotus godmani, p. 600).
  • Günther ACLG (1894). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Tropidonotus godmani, new species, p. 133).
  • Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
  • Rossman DA, Burbrink FT (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (79): 1–43.



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