Thamnophis rossmani

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis rossmani

Name

Thamnophis rossmani Conant, 2000: 2

• Holotype: LSUMZ 30390, adult ♂, collected by D.A. Rossman, W.G. Eberle, D. Morizot and A. Varkey on 26 May 1969.
• Type locality: “open roadside ditch 1.4 km NW of the small settlement of San Cayetano, Nayarit, Mexico”.
• Etymology: Named after Douglas Athon Rossman.

References

Primary references

• Conant, R. 2000. A new species of garter snake from Western Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University 76: 1–7. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis rossmani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 May 2019.
• Ponce-Campos, P. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis rossmani  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63989A12727015. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63989A12727015.en

Vernacular names

English: Rossman's Garter Snake