Eastern banded snake
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Eastern banded snake ( Thamnophis sauritus ) |
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Thamnophis sauritus | ||||||||||||
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The eastern banded snake ( Thamnophis sauritus ), also called eastern banded garter snake , is one of around 30 species of snake in the genus garter snake . A second species - Thamnophis proximus - is also called "band snake", but Western band snake .
features
Thamnophis sauritus climbs very well and was discovered in the branches a few meters above the ground. It mainly eats frogs , but also other amphibians and their larvae, as well as nudibranchs and fish .
The species reaches just over 100 cm in length. Males stay significantly smaller.
Like all Thamnophene, the Eastern Banded Snake is viviparous with three to 26 young per litter.
distribution
The eastern banded snake is primarily - hence its name - native to eastern North America ( New York to Florida ). It can only be found near bodies of water.
Subspecies
- Thamnophis sauritus nitae Rossmann , 1963
- Thamnophis sauritus sackenii ( Kennicott , 1859)
- Eastern striped garter snake ( Thamnophis sauritus sauritus ( Linnaeus , 1766)) - nominate form
- Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Rossmann , 1963
literature
- Thomas Bourguignon: Garter Snakes. Origin, care, species. DATZ terrarium books, 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3591-4 .
- Martin Hallmen, Jürgen Chlebowy: Garter Snakes . Natur und Tier-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-931-58749-5 .
- WP Mara: garter snakes in the terrarium. Paperback (63 pages), Bede Verlag, 1995, ISBN 3-927-99779-X .
- Frank Mutschmann : The garter snakes. Biology, dissemination, attitude. Paperback (172 pages), Westarp-Verlag, 1995, ISBN 3-894-32427-9 .
Web links
- Photos of the Eastern Banded Snake
- Photos & information about the subspecies Florida banded snake ( Th. Sauritus sackenii )
- Photos and information on the Eastern bands Natter (English)
- Thamnophis saurita in The Reptile Database
- Thamnophis sauritus inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Listed by: Hammerson, GA, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2013.