Oregon Gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus
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- T. a. hydrophilus – Mendocino Co, CA – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Thamnophis a. hydrophilus occurs in northwestern California.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus (Fitch – 1936)
Genus: Thamnophis, Greek – thamnos = shrub or bush + ophis = snake, serpent
Species: atratus, Latin = clothed in black
Subspecies: hydrophilus, Greek – hydro = water + philus = loving
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962