FIRST VERIFIED RECORD OF Thamnophis validus (SQUAMATA: NATRICIDAE) FROM OAXACA, MEXICO: Thamnophis validus in Oaxaca, Mexico

Rodrigo Arrazola Bohórquez; Ricardo Palacios Aguilar

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.395

FIRST VERIFIED RECORD OF Thamnophis validus (SQUAMATA: NATRICIDAE) FROM OAXACA, MEXICO

Thamnophis validus in Oaxaca, Mexico

Authors

Biol Universidad del Mar, campus Huatulco
Ricardo Palacios Aguilar Museo de Zoología "Alfonso L. Herrera", Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7131-5534

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.395

Keywords:

Endemism, Snake, Garter Snake, Citizen science

Abstract

We report for the first time the West Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis validus) for the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. This new record extends the known distribution of the species in over 360 kilometers and represents the southernmost record of its range. Several new records of rare or endemic species of snakes, like the one reported herein, have been obtained from the Pacific Coast in recent years suggesting that the region remains incompletely explored.

Downloads

Published

2022-02-10 — Updated on 2022-04-06

Versions

How to Cite

Arrazola Bohórquez, R., & Palacios Aguilar, R. (2022). FIRST VERIFIED RECORD OF Thamnophis validus (SQUAMATA: NATRICIDAE) FROM OAXACA, MEXICO: Thamnophis validus in Oaxaca, Mexico. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(1), 109–111. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.395 (Original work published February 10, 2022)