Mesa Central Blotched Garter Snake

Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863)

Alternate Name Short-tailed Alpine Garter Snake
Spanish Name Culebra de Agua Nómada de Cola-corta Alpestre
Max. Recorded Length 56.7 cm / 22.3 inches
Range Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico, Mexico City, Michoacan

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Description

Conservation

Captive Care

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Sources

Liner, Ernest A. 1994. Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish. SSAR Herpetological Circular No. 23.

Rossman, Douglas A., Neil B. Ford and Richard A. Seigel. 1996. The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology. Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press.