| 词条 | Northwestern garter snake |
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| image = Thamnophis ordinoides 071616 A.jpg | image_caption = Thamnophis ordinoides | genus = Thamnophis | species = ordinoides | authority = (Baird & Girard, 1852) | synonyms = *Tropidonotus ordinoides {{small|Baird & Girard, 1852}}
| synonyms_ref =[1] }} The northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis ordinoides) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America. Geographic rangeIn the United States, T. ordinoides is found in California, Oregon, and Washington; in Canada, it is found in British Columbia.[2] DescriptionThe northwestern garter snake is small, with adults averaging around {{convert|13|–|38|in|cm|abbr=on}} in total length (including tail).[2] It is one of the most variable species of snakes in the world.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} HabitatThamnophis ordinoides is most commonly found on the edge of meadows, surrounded by forest,[3][5] as some sunshine is needed for its survival. It can also be found under stumps when it is too hot out. DietT. ordinoides preys on slugs, salamanders, and frogs.[4]References1. ^"Thamnophis ordinoides ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 2. ^1 Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp., 56 color plates. {{ISBN|978-0-395-98272-3}}. (Thamnophis ordinoides, pp. 386-387 + Plate 50 + Map 169). 3. ^Schmidt KP, Davis DD (1941). Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 365 pp., 34 plates, 103 figures. (Thamnophis ordinoides, pp. 248-249). 4. ^1 Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: ComstockPublishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes), 305 figures. (Thamnophis ordinoides, pp. 806-810, Figure 233 + Map 57 on p. 756). Further reading
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