Thamnophis gigas

Thamnophis gigas

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 gigas

Name

Thamnophis gigas Fitch, 1940

• Holotype: MVZ 5428, adult ♀, collected by Harold C. Bryant on 16 May 1914.
• Type locality: “Gadwall, Merced County, California”.

Combinations

• Thamnophis ordinoides gigas Fitch, 1940: 69 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Thamnophis elegans gigas — Fox, 1951: 487 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
• Thamnophis couchii gigas — Fox & Dessauer, 1964: 266 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
• Thamnophis gigas — Rossman & Stewart, 1987: 19 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Fitch, H.S. 1940. A Biogeographical Study of the Ordinoides Artenkreis of Garter Snakes (genus Thamnophis). University of California Publications in Zoology 44: 1–150. Reference page. 
• Fox, W. 1951. Relationships among the garter snakes of the Thamnophis elegans rassenkreis. University of California Publications in Zoology 50: 485–530.
• Fox, W. & Dessauer, H.C. 1964. Collection of garter snakes for blood studies. Yearbook of the American Philosophical Society 1964: 263–266.
• Rossman, D.A. & Stewart, G.R. 1987. Taxonomic reevaluation of Thamnophis couchii (Serpentes, Colubridae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University 63: 1–25. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis gigas. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 June 2020.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis gigas  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T21706A9310655. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T21706A9310655.en

Vernacular names

English: Giant Garter Snake
日本語: オオガーターヘビ