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33966	Maslin, T. Paul	Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains			.txt	text/plain	6640	440	65	OCCURRENCE OF THE GARTER SNAKE, THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS, IN THE GREAT The common garter snake (_Thamnophis sirtalis_) has by far the most different from typical _sirtalis_ in having conspicuous red markings. half of Utah (east of the Wasatch Range), from New Mexico except for Texas, and southeastern New Mexico probably represent localized relict Most specimens of a population of _sirtalis_ occurring in New Mexico _Description._--A specimen in the University of New Mexico dorsolateral area olive-brown with row of black spots on its stripe; crescent-shaped red markings in areas between scale pale specimens of _parietalis_ differ from _ornata_ in not Like most widely ranging subspecies, _parietalis_ and _fitchi_ vary shade of red or pale colored markings on the dorsolateral area; in specimens the dorsolateral black area between the dorsal stripe and These specimens from Colorado also differ from typical _parietalis_ in ventral black spots reduced or absent, these specimens from Colorado,	./cache/33966.txt	./txt/33966.txt