Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)

Garter Snakes
Thamnophis

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Total Observations	14,454
Total Observers	813
Current Year	1,136
Total Countries	7
Mobile App Entries	3,703
Browser Entries	1,233
Imported Records	8,849
Deceased	1,176

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Most Recent Records
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	Chicago Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus HM 269308
	Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix HM 269307
	Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis HM 269302
	Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis HM 269298
	Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis HM 269297
	Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans HM 269281
	Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans HM 269279
	Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans HM 269280
	Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans HM 269278
	Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis HM 269218

Most Observed By
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	Tristan Schramer 1736 records
	Robert Ferguson II 657 records
	James Maughn 489 records
	Donald Becker 431 records
	Andrea Howlett 414 records
	Christopher Smith 400 records
	Ontario Nature 372 records
	Mike Pingleton 371 records
	Brian Hubbs 362 records
	John Burris 357 records

Child Taxa

Taxon	Name	Rank	Author	Year
Thamnophis angustirostris	Longnose Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1860
Thamnophis atratus	Santa Cruz Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1860
Thamnophis brachystoma	Shorthead Garter Snake	species	Cope	1892
Thamnophis butleri	Butler's Garter Snake	species	Cope	1889
Thamnophis chrysocephalus	Goldenhead Garter Snake	species	Cope	1885
Thamnophis couchii	Western Aquatic Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1859
Thamnophis cyrtopsis	Blackneck Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1860
Thamnophis elegans	Western Terrestrial Garter Snake	species	Baird & Girard	1853
Thamnophis eques	Mexican Garter Snake	species	Reuss	1834
Thamnophis exsul	Montane Garter Snake	species	Rossman	1969
Thamnophis fulvus	Highland Garter Snake	species	Bocourt	1893
Thamnophis gigas	Giant Garter Snake	species	Fitch	1940
Thamnophis godmani	Godman's Garter Snake	species	Günther	1894
Thamnophis hammondii	Two-striped Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1860
Thamnophis marcianus	Checkered Garter Snake	species	Baird & Girard	1853
Thamnophis melanogaster	Blackbelly Garter Snake	species	Wiegmann	1830
Thamnophis mendax	Tamaulipan Montane Garter Snake	species	Walker	1955
Thamnophis ordinoides	Northwestern Garter Snake	species	Baird & Girard	1852
Thamnophis proximus	Western Ribbon Snake	species	Say	1823
Thamnophis radix	Plains Garter Snake	species	Baird & Girard	1853
Thamnophis rufipunctatus	Narrowhead Garter Snake	species	Cope	1875
Thamnophis sauritus	Eastern Ribbon Snake	species	Linnaeus	1766
Thamnophis scalaris	Longtail Alpine Garter Snake	species	Cope	1861
Thamnophis scaliger	Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake	species	Jan	1863
Thamnophis sirtalis	Common Garter Snake	species	Linnaeus	1758
Thamnophis sumichrasti	Sumichrast's Garter Snake	species	Cope	1866
Thamnophis validus	West Coast Garter Snake	species	Kennicott	1860
Thamnophis vicinus	Smith's Garter Snake	species	Smith	1942