Thamnophis ordinoides

Thamnophis ordinoides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis ordinoides

Name

Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird & Girard, 1852)

• Holotype: USNM, collected by Capt. Wilkes Expedition, date unknown. [lost]
• Type locality: “Puget Sound”, Washington, United States.

Combinations

• Tropidonotus ordinoides Baird & Girard, 1852: 176 [original combination]
• Eutainia ordinoides — Baird & Girard, 1853: 33 [subsequent combination]
• Thamnophis ordinoides — Ruthven, 1908: 147 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Eutainia leptocephala Baird & Girard, 1853: 29 [synonymised by Ruthven (1908: 147)]
  • Holotype: USNM 961a-c, collected by U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1841.
  • Type locality: “Puget Sound”, Washington, United States.

• Eutainia cooperi Kennicott in Cooper, 1860: 296
  • Syntypes: ANSP 6654 and 6657.
  • Type locality: “Cathlapoot'l valley” and “Willopah valley”, Washington.

• Thamnophis leptocephala olympia Meek in Meek & Elliot, 1899: 235 [synonymised by Ruthven (1908: 147)]
  • Holotype: FMNH 486, collected by Daniel Giraud Elliot, Carl E. Akeley and Edward Dodson in 1898.
  • Type locality: “Olympic Mountains”, restricted to “Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington” by Marx (1958: 494).

• Thamnophis rubristriata Meek in Meek & Elliot, 1899: 235 [synonymised by Ruthven (1908: 147)]
  • Holotype: FMNH 485, collected by Daniel Giraud Elliot, Carl E. Akeley and Edward Dodson in 1898.
  • Type locality: “Olympic Mountains”, restricted to “Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington” by Marx (1958: 494).

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Descriptions of new species of Reptiles, collected by the U. S. Exploring Expedition under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. First part. — Including the species from the Western coast of America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 174–177. BHL Reference page. 
• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Cooper, J.G. 1860. Report on reptiles collected on the survey. pp. 292–306 In Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Volume 12. Part 3. Route near the Forty-Seventh and Forty-Ninth Parallels, Explored by I. I. Stevens, Governor of Washington. Zoological Report. A.O.P. Nicholson: Washington.
• Meek, S.E. & Elliot, D.G. 1899. Notes on a collection of cold-blooded vertebrates from the Olympic Mountains. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Zoological Series 1(12): 225–236. BHL
• Ruthven, A.G. 1908. Variations and genetic relationships of the garter-snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 61: xii + 201. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis ordinoides. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis ordinoides  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63985A12726329. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63985A12726329.en

Vernacular names

English: Northwestern Garter Snake