Conant's garter snake explained

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

Etymology

The specific name conanti is in honor of the American herpetologist Roger Conant.^[1]

Geographic range

T. conanti is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. conanti is oak woodland at elevations above 2000m (7,000feet).^[3]

Reproduction

T. conanti is viviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .
• Rossman, Douglas A.

Burbrink, Frank T. (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. (Thamnophis conanti, new species, pp. 29–31, Figure 12).

• Woolrich-Piña GA, García-Padilla E, DeSantis DL, Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, Wilson LD (2017). "The herpetofauna of Puebla, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (4): 791–884.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. Rossman & Burbrink (2005).