Reptiles of Louisiana

A grouping of all of the reptiles found in Louisiana, including historical records and introduced species. I included only subspecies that are used commonly, excluding some from this guide.

Taxonomy
« Back To Natricine Snakes Subfamily Natricinae
- 6 Garter Snakes Genus Thamnophis
  - 6 Garter Snakes Genus Thamnophis

Western Ribbon Snake ¹
Thamnophis proximus

Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake ²
Thamnophis proximus orarius

Orange-striped Ribbonsnake ³
Thamnophis proximus proximus

Eastern Ribbon Snake ⁴
Thamnophis saurita

Common Garter Snake ⁵
Thamnophis sirtalis

Eastern Garter Snake ⁶
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

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Reptiles of Louisiana

Western Ribbon Snake 1 Thamnophis proximus

Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake 2 Thamnophis proximus orarius

Orange-striped Ribbonsnake 3 Thamnophis proximus proximus

Eastern Ribbon Snake 4 Thamnophis saurita

Common Garter Snake 5 Thamnophis sirtalis

Eastern Garter Snake 6 Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis