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title: "Western Terrestrial Garter Snake"
description: "Thamnophis elegans — Gady. The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) is a western North American species of colubrid snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-terrestrial-garter-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

> Thamnophis elegans — Gady. The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) is a western North American species of colubrid snake.

- Scientific name: *Thamnophis elegans*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 35904
- Wikidata: [Q819220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q819220)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28398](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28398)

## Names

- en: Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
- de: Bergstrumpfbandnatter
- es: Culebra listonada elegante
- fr: Couleuvre jarretière des montagnes

## Countries with the most observations

US (29667), CA (4323), MX (11)

## Summary

The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) is a western North American species of colubrid snake. At least five subspecies are recognized.

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

## Photo

![Western Terrestrial Garter Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-terrestrial-garter-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28398

## Machine access

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