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
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The specific name lineri is in honor of the American herpetologist Ernest A. Liner (1925–2010).[2]

Geographic range

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T. lineri is found only in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]

Habitat

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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

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T. lineri is viviparous. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Liner's Gartersnake (Thamnophis lineri ), H.E.R.P.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Species Thamnophis lineri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Rossman & Burbrink (2005), p. 28.

Further reading

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  • 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).