Godman's garter snake

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. (pp. 190-193).

Etymology The specific name godmani is in honor of the British naturalist Frederick DuCane Godman.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Thamnophis godmani, p. 102).

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 I–XXV. (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 1–76. [Published in parts 1885–1902]. (Tropidonotus godmani, new species, p. 133). Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. . Rossman DA, Burbrink FT (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.