Golden-headed Garter Snake
Thamnophis chrysocephalus (Cope, 1885)
| Spanish Name | Culebra de Agua Nómada Cabenza Dorada |
|---|---|
| Max. Recorded Length | 69.2 cm / 27.2 inches |
| Range | Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz |
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A relatively rare, medium-sized garter snake from the mountains of south-central Mexico, where it has been associated with water. T. chrysocephalus comes in two colour phases: a brown morph with irregular black spots, and a black morph that was briefly considered a separate species, T. eburatus. Not much else is known about this species.
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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.