A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern
Colorado
Appendix 7:
Photographs of selected habitat and species of amphibians and
reptiles observered during the 1995-1997 field seasons
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| Wandering garter snake (Thamnoplis elegans vegrans). This species
is much less abundant on the eastern plains of Colorado than it is in
foothills, mountains and the west. It was occasionally encountered in
the southern section of the Comanche National Grasslands, but it appears
to be more common in the Black Mesa area to the west. |
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| Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix haydenii). Plains garter snakes
in most areas with at least temporary or seasonal water, and were often
common in most areas. They appear largely to replace wandering garter
snakes in the plains of Colorado. |
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Tantilla
nigriceps nigriceps) & Blackneck garter snake (
Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis)
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Tropidoclonion lineatum
lineatum) & Lined snakes "ventral picture"
