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Scientific Name
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Anacostia Park (ANAC)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern garter snake
Park Synonyms
Thamnophis sirtalis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyColubridae
SubfamilyNatricinae
GenusThamnophis
SpeciesThamnophis sirtalis
SubspeciesThamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Hammerschlag et al 2003
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Geoff Sanders
Created Date
4/30/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
7/20/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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