Sumichrast's garter snake


Sumichrast's garter snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name sumichrasti is in honor of the Swiss-born Mexican naturalist Adrien Jean Louis François Sumichrast.

Geographic range

Thamnophis sumichrasti is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, and Veracruz.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. sumichrasti are freshwater wetlands and forest.

Reproduction

T. sumichrasti is viviparous.