Common garter snake

Common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cless: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Faimily: Colubridae
Subfaimily: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: T. sirtalis
Binomial name
Thamnophis sirtalis
Subspecies

13 sspp., see text

Synonyms

The Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is an indigenous North American snake foond widely athort the continent. Maist garter snakes hae a pattern o yellae stripes on a broun or green backgrund an thair average length is aboot 55 cm (22 in), wi a maximum length o aboot 137 cm (54 in).[1][2] The average body mass is 150 g (5.3 oz).[3]

References eedit

  1. Conant, Roger. 1975. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin. Boston.
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  3. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 30 Julie 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)