Sumichrast's garter snake

Sumichrast's garter snake (Thamnophis sumichrasti) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Sumichrast's garter snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Thamnophis
Species:	T. sumichrasti
Binomial name
Thamnophis sumichrasti (Cope, 1866)
Synonyms[2]
Eutaenia sumichrasti Cope, 1866 Eutaenia phenax Cope, 1868 Thamnophis haliophis Taylor, 1940 Thamnophis phenax halophilus — H.M. Smith, 1942 Thamnophis sumichrasti — Liner, 1994

Etymology

The specific name sumichrasti is in honor of the Swiss-born Mexican naturalist Adrien Jean Louis François Sumichrast (1828–1882).^[3]

Geographic range

Thamnophis sumichrasti is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, and Veracruz.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. sumichrasti are freshwater wetlands and forest.^[1]

Reproduction

T. sumichrasti is viviparous.^[2]