Godman's garter snake (Thamnophis godmani) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico, and was first described by Albert Günther in 1894.
Etymology
The specific name godmani is in honor of the British naturalist Frederick DuCane Godman.
Geographic range
T. godmani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. godmani are forest and freshwater wetlands.
Behavior
A terrestrial species, T. godmani shelters under rocks and logs.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of T. godmani has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates IâÂÂXXV. (Tropidonotus godmani, p. 600).
- Günther ACLG (1894). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Godman and Salvin. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xx + 326 pp. + Plates 1âÂÂ76. [Published in parts 1885âÂÂ1902]. (Tropidonotus godmani, new species, p. 133).
- (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .
- Rossman DA, (2005). "Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (79): 1âÂÂ43.