LOWE’S GARTER SNAKE
Thamnophis sirtalis – Linnaeus 1758
Thamnophis sirtalis lowei – Tanner 1988
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Distributed throughout the Rio Casas Grandes drainage of northwestern Chihuahua, to around 2,050 m Elevation.
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TAXONOMY:
Some authorities consider lowei to be a synonym of the subspecies dorsalis, which occurs along the Rio Grande of New Mexico.
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PERSONAL NOTES:
I have no experience with this subspecies.
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