Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863)

Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863)

The short-tail alpine garter snake (Thamnophis scaliger) is a colubrid snake species found in Mexico.

Family
Genus
Thamnophis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Thamnophis scaliger (Jan, 1863)

Thamnophis scaliger, commonly known as the short-tail alpine garter snake, is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. This species is distributed in Mexico. It was first formally described by Jan in 1863.

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Thamnophis

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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