Thamnophis lineri

Thamnophis lineri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thamnophis
Species:	T. lineri
Binomial name
Thamnophis lineri Rossman & Burbrink, 2005

Thamnophis lineri, also known commonly as Liner's garter snake,[1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name lineri is in honor of the American herpetologist Ernest A. Liner (1925–2010).[2]

Geographic range

T. lineri is found only in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of T. lineri are pine-oak forest and pine-oak-madroño forest at elevations of 2,700 m (8,900 ft) and higher.[4]

Reproduction

T. lineri is viviparous. [3]

References

1. Liner's Gartersnake (Thamnophis lineri ), H.E.R.P.
2. 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 lineri, p. 159).
3. Species Thamnophis lineri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
4. Rossman & Burbrink (2005), p. 28.

Further reading

• Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
• Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (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. (Thamnophis lineri, new species, pp. 25–29, Figures 10–11).