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garter snake

genus of reptiles
Taxon Taxon Q1149509

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
taxon
Described by source
New International Encyclopedia[5]
Has characteristic
hibernation[6]
Homonymous taxon
Thamnophis[9]
Parent taxon
Natricinae[3]
Taxon common name
Strumpfbandnattern, Garter Snakes[7][8]
Taxon name
Thamnophis[4]
Taxon rank
genus[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en gardener snake en Thamnophis en ribbon snake en garter snake en garden snake ar غرطر cs Thamnophis cs užovka de Thamnophis de Strumpfbandnattern de Strumpfbandnatter el Θαμνόφις fa مار گارتر fi Sukkanauhakäärme fi sukkanauhakäärmeet fi Thamnophis he נחש בירית id Ular Garter ja ガータースネーク ja ガーターヘビ
🔖 Identifiers · 33
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85053208
GND ID
4372434-6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Coast Garter Snake.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Thamnophis
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13740872p
BioLib taxon ID
58643
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
garter-snake
Catalogue of Life ID
646HS
Dyntaxa ID
1013535
EPPO Code
1THMOG
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/garter-snake
Fossilworks taxon ID
53084
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Freebase ID
/m/02wm5j
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2457825
Global Species ID
3268319
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
strømpebåndsnoker
INaturalist taxon ID
28339
IRMNG ID
1390902
ITIS TSN
174133
J9U entity ID
987007557905205171
KBpedia ID
GarterSnake
NALT ID
28044
NBIC scientific name ID
169478
NCBI taxonomy ID
34999
Online Nevada Encyclopedia ID
garter-snakes
Open Tree of Life ID
353718
Reddit topic ID (obsolete)
garter_snake
Startrek.com Database ID
database_article/garden-snake_2007-02-07-21-29-22
Subreddit
gartersnakes
Topic's main category
Category:Thamnophis
UBio ID
212710
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
01737830-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/0e69ca6d-fdd8-4ad4-84a1-285d20c9c3ad

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🔗 Connections
← Parent taxon 34
common garter snake, western terrestrial garter snake, Western ribbon snake, Thamnophis gigas, Blackneck garter snake, Checkered garter snake, Plains Garter Snake, Thamnophis saurita +26 more
Described by source 1
New International Encyclopedia
Has characteristic 1
hibernation
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Natricinae
Taxon rank 1
genus
Topic's main category 1
Category:Thamnophis
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Thamnophis
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Summary

garter snake is a taxon[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . kidactivities.net. Retrieved . kidactivities.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Natricinae
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Homonymous taxon → Thamnophis
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007557905205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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