Checkered garter snake
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Checkered garter snake ( Thamnophis marcianus ) |
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The checkered garter snake ( Thamnophis marcianus ), also known as colorful garter snake or checkerboard snake , is one of almost 40 species of snake in the genus garter snake . It becomes 60 to almost 110 cm long. Males are smaller than females. Like all garter snakes, it is viviparous with litter sizes of up to 30 young. In nature, it prefers amphibians as food , but also eats lizards , earthworms , fish , rodents and small crustaceans .
The checkered garter snake is native to the southwest states of the USA and Mexico to Costa Rica . Their natural occurrence in Guatemala and El Salvador is questionable. In the US state of Kansas their existence is endangered and is under species protection .
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
- Thamnophis marcianus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Chaves, G., Lamar, W., Porras, LW, Solórzano, A., Sunyer, J. & Hammerson, GA, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- Thamnophis marcianus in The Reptile Database
- Photos and husbandry report of the checkered garter snakes
- Information on the Checkered Garter Snake (English)