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Colima Garter Snake

Thamnophis validus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 17, February 15, March 10, April 7, May 16, June 14, July 16, August 15, September 11, October 20, November 14, December 13.
Mexico168
Sinaloa51
Nayarit47
Jalisco20
Colima18
Baja California Sur17
Sonora5
Guerrero4
Oaxaca4
Michoacan de Ocampo2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusGarter Snakes · Thamnophis

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