San Francisco garter snake
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phylum | Chordata | The San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) is a slender multi-colored subspecies of the common garter snake. Designated as an endangered subspecies since the year 1967, it is endemic to San Mateo County and the extreme northern part of coastal Santa Cruz County in California. Some researchers estimate that there are only 1,000 to 2,000 adult snakes of the subspecies T. s. tetrataenia remaining.
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clade | Diapsida | |
order | Squamata | |
suborder | Serpentes | |
family | Colubridae | |
genus | Thamnophis | |
species | T. sirtalis | |
subspecies | T. s. tetrataenia |