| Conant's garter snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. conanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis conanti | |
Conant's garter snake (Thamnophis conanti) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
The specific name conanti is in honor of the American herpetologist Roger Conant. [1]
T. conanti is found in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz. [2]
The preferred habitat of T. conanti is oak woodland at elevations above 2,000 m (6,600 ft). [3]
T. conanti is viviparous. [2]
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Douglas Athon "Dag" Rossman was a U.S. herpetologist specializing in garter snakes. He studied at the University of Florida, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1961.
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Roger Conant was an American herpetologist, author, educator and conservationist. He was Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Zoo and adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico. He wrote one of the first comprehensive field guides for North American reptiles in 1958 entitled: A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, in the Peterson Field Guide series.
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