Thamnophis radix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Thamnophis radix (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Holotype: USNM 719, collected by P.R. Hoy, date unknown.
Type locality: “Racine, Wisconsin”, restriction to “vicinity of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois” by Schmidt (1953: 172) is invalid fide Tekiela (2004: 57).

Eutainia radix Baird & Girard, 1853: 34 [original combination]
Tropidonotus sirtalis var. radix — Jan, 1863: 69 [subsequent combination]
Eutaenia radix — Cope, 1875: 40 [subsequent combination]
Tropidonotus ordinatus var. radix — Boulenger, 1893: 211 [subsequent combination]
Thamnophis radix — Jordan, 1899: 193 [subsequent combination]

Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis radix. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 June 2020.
Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis radix (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63988A12726792. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63988A12726792.en

English: Plains Garter Snake