---
title: "Black-necked Garter Snake"
description: "Thamnophis cyrtopsis — Rettili. Common names: blackneck garter snake, black-neck garter snake"
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-necked-garter-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-necked Garter Snake

> Thamnophis cyrtopsis — Rettili. Common names: blackneck garter snake, black-neck garter snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis, the blackneck garter snake, is a species of garter snake of the genus Thamnophis.

- Scientific name: *Thamnophis cyrtopsis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4742
- Wikidata: [Q1466350](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1466350)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28345](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28345)

## Names

- en: Black-necked Garter Snake
- de: Schwarznacken-Strumpfbandnatter
- es: Culebra lineada de bosque
- nl: Blackneck garter snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (3195), MX (1259), GT (5)

## Summary

Common names: blackneck garter snake, black-neck garter snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis, the blackneck garter snake, is a species of garter snake of the genus Thamnophis. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico and Guatemala, and can be found in a wide range of different habitats, often near water sources.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackneck_garter_snake

## Photo

![Black-necked Garter Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-necked-garter-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16369553

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-necked-garter-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).