West Coast garter snake
Species of snake
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The West Coast garter snake (Thamnophis validus), also known commonly as Kennicott's water snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. Four subspecies are recognized.
| West Coast garter snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. validus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis validus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic range
Reproduction
T. validus is viviparous.[2]
Subspecies
There are four subspecies of T. validus which are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies.[2]
- T. v. celaeno (Cope, 1861) – cape garter snake, Mexican Pacific lowlands garter snake
- T. v. isabelleae (Conant, 1953)
- T. v. thamnophisoides (Conant, 1961)
- T. v. validus (Kennicott, 1860)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Thamnophis.
Etymology
The subspecific name isabelleae is in honor of the American wildlife artist Isabelle Hunt Conant, the wife of the American herpetologist Roger Conant.[3]
