Bogert's garter snake

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

Bogert's garter snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species:
T. bogerti
Binomial name
Thamnophis bogerti
Rossman & Burbrink, 2005

Etymology

Both the specific name bogerti and the common name Bogert's garter snake are in honor of the American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[1]

Geographic range

T. bogerti is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. bogerti is montane forest or woodland at elevations of 2,195–2,743 m (7,201–8,999 ft).[2]

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References
  1. 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 bogerti, p. 30).
  2. Species Thamnophis bogerti at The Reptile Database

Further reading
  • Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
  • Mata-Silva, Vicente; Johnson, Jerry D.; Wilson, Larry David; Gárcia-Padilla, Elí (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6-62.
  • Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occ. Pap.Mus. Nat. Sci. Louisiana State Univ. 79: 1-43. (Thamnophis bogerti, new species, pp. 22–25, Figures 8-9).
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