New Mexico Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis
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- T. s. dorsalis – Bernalillo Co, NM – iNaturalist Becky O’Neill
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Thamnophis s. dorsalis occurs in central New Mexico and extreme western Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis (Baird & Girard 1853)
Genus: Thamnophis, Greek – thamnos = shrub or bush + ophis = snake, serpent
Species: sirtalis, Latin = like a garter
Subspecies: dorsalis, Latin = of the back, dorsal
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962