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title: "Blackbelly Garter Snake"
description: "Thamnophis melanogaster — Gady. The blackbelly garter snake (Thamnophis melanogaster) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blackbelly-garter-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blackbelly Garter Snake

> Thamnophis melanogaster — Gady. The blackbelly garter snake (Thamnophis melanogaster) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Thamnophis melanogaster*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 593
- Wikidata: [Q3519529](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3519529)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28355](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28355)

## Names

- en: Blackbelly Garter Snake
- de: Mexikanische Schwarzbauch-Strumpfbandnatter
- es: Culebra de agua de panza negra

## Countries with the most observations

MX (542)

## Summary

The blackbelly garter snake (Thamnophis melanogaster) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: rociherrera · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337868318

## Machine access

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