Thamnophis proximus
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The Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) is a species of garter snake
. There are several subspecies.
Garter snake
The Garter snake is a Colubrid snake genus common across North America, ranging from Alaska and Canada to Central America. It is the single most widely distributed genus of reptile in North America. The garter snake is also the Massachusettsstate reptile.There is no real consensus on the...
. There are several subspecies.
Taxonomy
- Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus
- ChiapasChiapasChiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
Highland Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus alpinus (RossmanDouglas A. RossmanDouglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
, 1963) - Arid Land Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus diabolicus (RossmanDouglas A. RossmanDouglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
, 1963) - Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus orarius (RossmanDouglas A. RossmanDouglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
, 1963) - Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus proximus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - Redstripe Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatusThamnophis proximus rubrilineatusThe Redstripe Ribbon Snake is a subspecies of garter snake found in the southern United States. It is semi-aquatic, spending most of its time on the edge of permanent bodies of water: Swamps, ponds, lakes, or slow moving streams...
(RossmanDouglas A. RossmanDouglas A. Rossman is a U.S. herpetologist specializing in Garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.He was a professor of zoology at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
, 1963) - Mexican Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus rutiloris (CopeEdward Drinker CopeEdward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
, 1885)
- Chiapas