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Scientific Name
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi Fox, 1951
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Subfamily | Natricinae |
| Genus | Thamnophis |
| Species | Thamnophis sirtalis |
| Subspecies | Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
See Pata and Peterson (2004); Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Patla and Peterson (2004) found common garter snakes "during amphibian surveys in SW YELL in 2002."; Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/29/2016 10:02:01 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: This is a subspecies of common garter snake. Two subspecies of common garter snake could occur in YNP (Stebbins 2003): valley garter snake (T. s. fitchi) and red-sided garter snake (T. s. parietalis). Distinguishing these subspecies can be difficult (Werner et al 2004), but Patla and Peterson (2004) suggest all YNP specimens are T. s. fitchi., Park Species Data Source: Charles R. Peterson 10/2003, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
