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Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Natricidae
genus
Thamnophis
species
Thamnophis couchii

Name

Synonyms
Eutaenia couchii Kennicott, 1859
Thamnophis ordinoides couchii Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
Homonyms
Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott, 1859)
Common names
Couch's Garter Snake in English
Couchs Strumpfbandnatter in language.
Sierra Garter Snake in English
Sierra Garter Snake in English
Western Aquatic Garter Snake in English
Western Aquatic Garter Snake in English
Westliche Strumpfbandnatter in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Bellemin, Jeanne M.;Stewart, Glenn R. (1977) Diagnostic characters and color convergence of the garter snakes Thamnophis elegans terrestris and Thamnophis couchii atratus along the Central California coast.: Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 76 (2): 73-84
  2. Boundy, Jeffrey (1990) Biogeography and variation in southern populations of the garter snake Thamnophis atratus, with a synopsis of the T. couchii complex.: M.A. Thesis San Jose State University: ix, 105
  3. Bourguignon, T. (2002) Strumpfbandnattern: Herkunft - Pflege - Arten.: E. Ulmer Verlag, 125 pp.
  4. Collins, J. T., 1997: null. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Fourth Edition. ii + 40.
  5. Crother, B. I. (ed.) (2012) Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians, Seventh Edition.: Herpetological Circular 39: 1-92
  6. Fitch H S (1984) Thamnophis couchii (Kennicott). Western aquatic garter snake.: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles ( 351: 1-3
  7. Frank, Norman & Ramus, Erica (1995) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.: Pottsville: N G Publishing Inc., 377 pp.
  8. Germano, David J. and P.T. Smith (2010) MOLECULAR EVIDENCE FOR PARTHENOGENESIS IN THE SIERRA GARTER SNAKE, THAMNOPHIS COUCHII (COLUBRIDAE).: Southwestern Naturalist 55(2):280–282
  9. Grübner, Daniel (2014) Farbformen bei Strumpfbandnattern. Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit, das Heute und die Trends von Morgen.: Draco 16 (57): 16-27
  10. Hallmen, M. & Chlebowy, J. (2001) Strumpfbandnattern.: Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 192 pp.
  11. Kennicott (1859) U. S. Pacif. R.R. Surv. 10, Pt.4, p. 10
  12. Queiroz, Alan de; Robin Lawson and Julio A. Lemos-Espinal (2002) Phylogenetic Relationships of North American Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) Based on Four Mitochondrial Genes: How Much DNA Sequence Is Enough?.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 315-329
  13. Rossman, D. A., N. B. Ford, and R. A. Seigel, 1996: null. The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology. v + 332.
  14. Rossman, Douglas A.; Ford, Neil B. & Seigel, Richard A. (1996) The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology.: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, xx + 332 + pp.
  15. Rossman,D.A. & Stewart,G.R. (1987) Taxonomic reevaluation of Thamnophis couchii (Serpentes: Colubridae).: Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Louisiana Sata Univ. (63): 1-25
  16. Stebbins,R.C. (1985) A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed.: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
  17. Stejneger, L.H., and T. Barbour. (1933) A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles, third edition.: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 185 pp.
  18. Westphal, Michael F. (2006) On the Evolution of Correlated Color Traits in Garter Snakes.: PhD Dissertation, Oregon State University, 180 pp.
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