Santa Cruz Gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus atratus
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- T. a. atratus – Santa Clara Co, CA – photo by Paul Drainville
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- T. a. atratus – Santa Clara Co, CA – photo by Paul Drainville
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Thamnophis a. atratus occurs on the California Coast south of San Francisco Bay.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thamnophis atratus atratus (Kennicott – 1860)
Genus: Thamnophis, Greek – thamnos = shrub or bush + ophis = snake, serpent
Species/Subspecies: atratus, Latin = clothed in black
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962