Cape Garter Snake

Thamnophis validus celaeno

Classification

Class: Squamata
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae

The West Coast garter snake (Thamnophis validus), also known commonly as Kennicott's water snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. Four subspecies are recognized.

Distribution

Cape Garter Snake — (c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bill Levine · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 44

Sources and credits

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