Species

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis · described by (LINNAEUS 1758)

The facts

Scientific name
Thamnophis sirtalis
First described
(LINNAEUS 1758)
Also called
Common Garter Snake
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Thamnophis
Subspecies
  • Thamnophis sirtalis annectens BROWN 1950
  • Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus (HALLOWELL 1852)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis (BAIRD & GIRARD 1853)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi FOX 1951
  • Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis (BLAINVILLE 1835)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus ALLEN 1899
  • Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (SAY 1823)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii (BAIRD & GIRARD 1853)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus COPE 1892
  • Thamnophis sirtalis similis ROSSMAN 1965
  • Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (LINNAEUS 1758)
  • Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia (COPE in YARROW 1875)

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.