ADW: Thamnophis: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia
        
        Order Squamata
        
        Family Colubridae
        
        Genus Thamnophis
        
        Species Thamnophis angustirostris
        
        Species Thamnophis atratus (Santa Cruz Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis bogerti
        
        Species Thamnophis brachystoma (Shorthead Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis butleri (Butler's Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis chrysocephalus (Goldenhead Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis conanti
        
        Species Thamnophis couchii (Western Aquatic Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Blackneck Garter Snake (cyrtopsis)
        
        Species Thamnophis elegans (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis eques (Mexican Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis exsul (Montane Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis fulvus (Highland Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis gigas (Giant Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis godmani (Godman's Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis hammondii (Two-striped Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis lineri
        
        Species Thamnophis marcianus (Checkered Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis melanogaster (Blackbelly Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis mendax (Tamaulipan Montane Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis proximus (Western Ribbon Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis radix (Plains Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis rossmani (Rossman's Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis rufipunctatus (Narrowhead Garter Snake, Narrowhead Watersnake)
        
        Species Thamnophis sauritus (Eastern Ribbonsnake)
        
        Species Thamnophis scalaris (Longtail Alpine Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis scaliger (Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis sumichrasti (Sumichrast's Garter Snake)
        
        Species Thamnophis valida (West Coast Garter Snake)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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