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Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Classification

The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) is a medium-sized snake endemic to North America. Taxonomy Etymology The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped garter strap.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 27,201Canada · 20,223