Godman's garter snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. godmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis godmani (Günther, 1894) | |
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Godman's garter snake (Thamnophis godmani) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico, and was first described by Albert Günther in 1894.[3]
Etymology
The specific name godmani is in honor of the British naturalist Frederick DuCane Godman.[4]
Geographic range
T. godmani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. godmani are forest and freshwater wetlands.[1]
Behavior
A terrestrial species, T. godmani shelters under rocks and logs.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. godmani has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Thamnophis godmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63981A12725556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63981A12725556.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Thamnophis godmani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Rossman, Douglas A.; Ford, Neil B.; Seigel, Richard A. (1996). The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. xx + 332 pp. ISBN 9780806128207. (pp. 190-193).
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis godmani, p. 102).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Tropidonotus godmani, p. 600).
- Günther ACLG (1894). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Tropidonotus godmani, new species, p. 133).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Rossman DA, Burbrink FT (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (79): 1–43.