Mexican garter snake explained

The Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico and in the United States (Arizona and New Mexico). This essentially harmless snake is semi-aquatic and most of the 10 recognized subspecies are restricted to lake basins in Mexico.^[1]

Subspecies

Ten subspecies are known:

• Mexican garter snake, T. e. eques (Reuss, 1834)
• Laguna Totolcingo garter snake, T. e. carmenensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. cuitzeoensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. diluvialis Conant, 2003
• T. e. insperatus Conant, 2003
• northern Mexican garter snake, T. e. megalops (Kennicott, 1860)
• T. e. obscurus Conant, 2003
• T. e. patzcuaroensis Conant, 2003
• T. e. scotti Conant, 2003
• T. e. virgatenuis Conant, 1963

Notes and References

1. Conant, R. . 2003 . Observations on garter snakes of the Thamnophis eques complex in the lakes of Mexico's transvolcanic belt, with descriptions of new taxa . American Museum Novitates . 3406 . 1–64 . 10.1206/0003-0082(2003)406<0001:OOGSOT>2.0.CO;2 . 2246/2832 . 86078121 .