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Two-striped Gartersnake
Thamnophis hammondii

Sierra Gartersnake
Thamnophis couchii
Giant Gartersnake
Thamnophis gigas
 

Northwestern Gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides


Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
 

References

Rossman, Douglas A., Neil B, Ford, & Richard A. Siegel. The Garter Snakes - Evolution and Ecology. University of Oklahoma press, 1996.

Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

Boundy, Jeff.  Systematics of the Garter Snake Thamnophis atratus at the Southern End of Its Range. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Volume 51, No. 6, pp. 311-336. 1999.







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