Thamnophis lineri
Thamnophis lineri, also known commonly as Liner's garter snake,[1] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
| Thamnophis lineri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. lineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis lineri | |
Etymology
The specific name lineri is in honor of the American herpetologist Ernest A. Liner (1925–2010).[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of T. lineri are pine-oak forest and pine-oak-madroño forest at elevations of 2,700 m (8,900 ft) and higher.[4]
Reproduction
T. lineri is viviparous. [3]
References
- Liner's Gartersnake (Thamnophis lineri ), H.E.R.P.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis lineri, p. 159).
- Species Thamnophis lineri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Rossman & Burbrink (2005), p. 28.
Further reading
- Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (79): 1-43. (Thamnophis lineri, new species, pp. 25–29, Figures 10–11).
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