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Thamnophis butleri (COPE, 1889)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Butler's Garter Snake
G: Butlers Strumpfbandnatter 
SynonymEutaenia butleri COPE 1889: 399
Thamnophis butleri — RUTHVEN 1908 (part.)
Thamnophis butleri — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 168
Thamnophis butleri — CROTHER 2000
Thamnophis butleri — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 102
Thamnophis butleri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 720 
DistributionUSA (NE Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, SE Wisconsin), Canada (S Ontario)

Type locality: Richmond, Indiana.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost, was PUL 264 (Purdue University, now lost fide Minton, 1980: 258.1). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (672 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Amos William Butler (1860-1937), American ornithologist. He was a founding member of the Brookville (Indiana) Society of Natural History (1881) and wrote Birds of lndiana (1891). Butler also presented the type specimen to Cope. 
References
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