Goldenhead garter snake

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Goldenhead garter snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species:
T. chrysocephalus
Binomial name
Thamnophis chrysocephalus
(Cope, 1885)

The goldenhead garter snake (Thamnophis chrysocephalus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico.

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References

  1. Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Thamnophis chrysocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63973A12732459. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63973A12732459.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.