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Definition of Genus Thamnophis

1. Noun. Garter snakes.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Thamnophis

Literary usage of Genus Thamnophis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... the genus Thamnophis is that it originated and became differentiated into four main groups in northern Mexico. From 2"In a general way, the correlation ..."

2. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"The arrangement of the head plates the genus Thamnophis, as represented an possessing the maximum number of labial plates for the genus 22 3. ..."

3. A Revision of the King Snakes: Genus Lampropeltis by Frank Nelson Blanchard (1921)
"The rule as derived by Ruthven for the genus Thamnophis is as follows: 23-21-19-17-15 5544 This formula is the same in kind as for Lampropeltis and Elaphe, ..."

4. Elementary Textbook of Economic Zoology and Entomology by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Rennie Wilbur Doane (1915)
"Among the most familiar of the many non-poisonous snakes are the striped garter-snakes, genus Thamnophis, found everywhere in the fields and gardens. ..."

5. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1920)
"... and formulating the data derived from such a mass of material as was involved in our earlier study of the garter-snakes of the genus Thamnophis. ..."

6. A New Genus and Species of Grasshopper from California by Morgan Hebard (1920)
"... of the genus Thamnophis. The time and effort expended were so great that in the subsequent study of Pituophis the attempt was made to reach conclusions ..."

7. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1915)
"The discovery of this phenomenon was made by Mr. Ruthven while studying the genus Thamnophis* Two additional characters bearing on this subject may be ..."

8. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"In the case of the difficult genus Thamnophis references are given to Ruthven's excellent review. Common names for reptiles and amphibians are in great ..."

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