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Thamnophis hammondii (KENNICOTT, 1860)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Two-striped Garter Snake
G: Zweistreifen-Strumpfbandnatter
S: Jarretera de Hammond 
SynonymEutaenia hammondii KENNICOTT 1860: 332
Thamnophis elegans hammondii — FOX 1951: 487
Tropidonotus digueti MOCQUARD 1899: 327 (fide McGUIRE & GRISMER 1993)
Thamnophis digueti — SEIB 1980: 614
Thamnophis couchi hammondi — BROWN 1980: 585
Thamnophis couchii hammondi — FITCH 1984
Thamnophis hammondii — STEBBINS 1985: 207
Thamnophis couchii hammondi — MEHRTENS 1987: 171
Thamnophis hammondii digueti — STEBBINS 1985: 207
Thamnophis hammondii — LINER 1994
Thamnophis couchii hammondi — BELTZ 2003 (WWW)
Thamnophis hammondii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 722 
DistributionUSA (S California), Mexico (Baja California)

Type locality: San Diego, California. California, Kern County, Ft. Tejon, fide MALNATE 1971.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 894 (fide Fitch 1984); Syntypes: USNM 5496, 329498; ANSP 6522, collected by W.A. Hammond, date unknown. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (622 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentBehavior: While most Thamnophis are diurnal, T. hammondii is at least partially nocturnal, e.g. during hot weather (Rossman et al. 1996).

Synonymy: partly after Fitch 1984.

Distribution: For map of California see Thomson et al. 2016: 286. 
EtymologyNamed after William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900), American physician, collector of the type. 
References
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  • Bourguignon, T. 2002. Strumpfbandnattern: Herkunft - Pflege - Arten. E. Ulmer Verlag, 125 pp.
  • Brown, Timothy W. 1980. The Present Status of the Garter Snake on Santa Catalina Island, California 2nd California Islands Multidisciplinary Symposium 1978: 585-595 - get paper here
  • Burbrink FT, Futterman I. 2019. Female‐ biased gape and body-size dimorphism in the New World watersnakes (tribe: Thamnophiini) oppose predictions from Rensch's rule. Ecol Evol. 00:1–10
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  • Fontenot Jr, Clifford L. 2008. Variation in pupil diameter in North American Gartersnakes (Thamnophis) is regulated by immersion in water, not by light intensity. Vision Research 48: 1663–1669
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  • HALLAS, JOSHUA M.; THOMAS L. PARCHMAN & CHRIS R. FELDMAN. 2021. Phylogenomic analyses resolve relationships among garter snakes (Thamnophis: Natricinae: Colubridae) and elucidate biogeographic history and morphological evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107374. [2022 in print] - get paper here
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  • Malnate, Edmond V. 1971. A catalogue of primary types in the Herpetological Collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP). Proccedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 123 (9): 345-375 - get paper here
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