Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Reptiles

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Plains Gartersnake

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Couleuvre des Plaines

In French, species in the family Colubridae are named "Couleuvre" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Plains Garter Snake	Couleuvre des plaines
2005	Plains Gartersnake	Couleuvre des plaines
2010	Plains Gartersnake	Couleuvre des plaines
2015	Plains Gartersnake
2020	Plains Gartersnake

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Thamnophis radix	Colubridae	Squamata
2005	Thamnophis radix	Colubridae	Squamata
2010	Thamnophis radix	Colubridae	Squamata
2015	Thamnophis radix	Colubridae	Squamata
2020	Thamnophis radix	Colubridae	Squamata

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Saskatchewan
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present