Sumichrast’s Garter Snake

Thamnophis sumichrasti (Cope, 1866)

Spanish Name Culebra de Auga Nómada de Sumichrast
Max. Recorded Length 75.6 cm / 29.8 inches
Range Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz

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Description

Conservation

Captive Care

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Articles and News

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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.