Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus
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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 |
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| Subspecies: | T. p. rubrilineatus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus Rossman, 1963
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Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus, the redstripe ribbon snake, is a subspecies of the western ribbon snake, a garter snake endemic to the southern United States.
Geographic range
[edit]It is found in West Texas on the Edwards Plateau.[1]
Description
[edit]This species has a distinctive red stripe down the center of the back, to which both the common name and the subspecific name refer.
Habitat and behavior
[edit]It is semiaquatic, spending most of its time on the edge of permanent bodies of water such as swamps, ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams. It is fast-moving and an excellent swimmer.
Diet
[edit]Its primary diet is amphibians, such as the northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans), but it will also consume lizards and small rodents.
References
[edit]- Species Thamnophis proximus at The Reptile Database
- ^ Conant, R. (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. xviii + 429 pp. (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus, p. 166, Plate 23, Map 120.)
Further reading
[edit]- Rossman, D.A. (1963). The Colubrid Snake Genus Thamnophis: A Revision of the sauritus Group. Bull. Florida State Mus. Biol. Sci. 7(3):99-178.
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