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Garter snakes are in the genus 'Thamnophis'. The common garter snake is 'Thamnophis sirtalis'
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The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is native to North America
The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is native to North America
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Thamnophis radix.
There is no such recognised species as a 'garden snake' - a Garter snake on the other hand - is Thamnophis sirtalis
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Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: SquamataSuborder: SerpentesFamily: ColubridaeGenus: OpheodrysScientific name: Opheodrys aestivus
There is no such species as the Garden Snake. The above answer is misleading because it refers to a common name and not a scientific or Latin name. It depends on what part of the country you lkive in and sometimes even the distinct locality. Garter snakes are commonly call garden snakes due to the fact that they commonly are found in gardens searching for food. that is the problem with common names, they are just that, common and many snakes are referred to as Garden snakes depending on locality. Garden snake is commonly listed as a common name for Garter snakes in most of the herpetological literature>
The vertical stripes down the side of garter snakes resembles men's sock garters popular back in the day.
The scientific name of a milksnake is : Lampropeltis triangulum. There are 25 subspecies of milk snake.
The scientific name for the puff faced water snake is Homalopsis buccata.