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title: "Northwestern garter snake"
description: "Thamnophis ordinoides — Reptielen. The northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis ordinoides) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/northwestern-garter-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northwestern garter snake

> Thamnophis ordinoides — Reptielen. The northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis ordinoides) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Thamnophis ordinoides*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 16765
- Wikidata: [Q1351051](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351051)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28389](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28389)

## Names

- en: Northwestern Garter Snake
- de: Nordwestliche Strumpfbandnatter
- es: Culebra Listonada Noroccidental
- fr: Couleuvre du Nord-Ouest
- nl: Northwestern garter snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (11358), CA (4134)

## Summary

The northwestern garter snake (Thamnophis ordinoides) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.

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

## Photo

![Northwestern garter snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northwestern-garter-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anna · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76746844

## Machine access

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