| Thamnophis lineri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. lineri |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnophis lineri Rossman & Burbrink, 2005 | |
Thamnophis lineri, also known commonly as Liner's garter snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name lineri is in honor of the American herpetologist Ernest A. Liner (1925–2010).
Geographic range
T. lineri is found only in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Habitat
The preferred habitats of T. lineri are pine-oak forest and pine-oak-madroño forest at elevations of 2,700 m (8,900 ft) and higher.
Reproduction
T. lineri is viviparous.
References
- Liner's Gartersnake (Thamnophis lineri ), H.E.R.P.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thamnophis lineri, p. 159).
- ^ Species Thamnophis lineri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Rossman & Burbrink (2005), p. 28.
Further reading
- Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Rossman, Douglas A.; Burbrink, Frank T. (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): 1-43. (Thamnophis lineri, new species, pp. 25–29, Figures 10–11).
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