Thamnophis scalaris

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Holotype: ANSP. [lost fide Smith & Taylor (1945: 167)]

Neotype: ANSP 11694, subadult ♂. [designated by Rossman & Lara-Gongora (1997: 11)]

Type locality: “Jalapa, Mexico”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico”, by Rossman & Lara-Gongora (1997: 11).

Cope, E.D. [1860] 1861. Descriptions of reptiles from tropical America and Asia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 368–374. BHL Reference page.
Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1945. An annotated checklist and key to the snakes of Mexico. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 187: iv + 1–239. BHL
Rossman, D.A. & Lara-Gongora, G. 1997. Variation in the mexican garter snake Thamnophis scalaris Cope and the taxonomic status of T. scaliger (Jan). Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University 74: 1–14.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis scalaris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 May 2018.
Canseco-Márquez, L. & Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis scalaris (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63992A12727613. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63992A12727613.en