Added 14 May 2004. Last updated 2 December 2007.

Periodical Index - Thamnophis (Garter- and Ribbon Snakes)

A guide to garter- and ribbon snake articles appearing in herpetogical periodicals over the past few years


Key

AMP = Amphibia German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of amphibians. May now have been split into two separate magazines.
CCB = Chelonian Conservation and Biology Seems to be a quarterly or biannual publication, fairly weighty, going back to about 1994. 
D=Draco Quarterly herpetological magazine from the German Natur und Tier Verlag that usually focuses on a theme, eg agamid lizards or desert herpetofauna
E = Elaphe German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of reptiles and amphibians.
EE = Die Eidechse German publication from the DGHT dealing with the family Lacertidae.
GO = Gekko Journal of the Global Gecko Association.
IR = International Reptilian European magazine, published in UK. It may alternatively be known as the Reptilian, but we have kept the IR abbreviation to distinguish it from Reptilia and Reptiles.
PR = Pet Reptile European magazine, published in UK. Slightly more "entry level" but contains some good articles. Wound up in 2001.
R = Reptilia European magazine, published in Spain but produced in English, German and Spanish.
RH = Reptile Hobbyist US magazine published by TFH. Merged with R&A to become R&AH (see below).
Rs = Reptiles US magazine which bought out Vivarium. Despite the title, covers amphibians and invertebrates too. So far we have not added any articles from the magazine.
R&A = Reptile & Amphibian Magazine Now sadly defunct, although back copies may be available at herp exhibitions, etc. For some years this was practically the only herp magazine for most non-scientific folk.
R&AH = Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist Formed out of the merger of Reptile Hobbyist and Reptile & Amphibian Magazine: last issue November 2001
S = Salamandra German magazine published by the DGHT (German Herptological Association) in English and German. So far we have not added any articles from the magazine. The DGHT also publishes magazines for each of their specialist groups, eg Radiata (tortoises), Lacerta (lacertid lizards), etc. From 2005 Salamandra will be published in both English and German.
V = Vivarium Magazine associated with Advanced Herpetological Library and Philippe de Vosjoli. Bought out by Reptiles around about the turn of the century.



Species Article Magazine Issue Author
Thamnophis spp, Garter Snakes

complete overview R&A 9-10/91 ?
~: Striped Beauties from North America R&A 6:7 Gerold & Cindy Merker
Thamnophis, Diversity of a classic R 12 M Hallmen & J Chlebowy
The Garter Snake R 12 W Ferrier
Flycasting [The Cage Papers] R&AH 6:3 [Unsigned]
The North American ~s V 7:6 Neil Ford PhD
Finicky Garter [Herpetological Queries] Rs 11:9 Bill Love
Thamnophis cyrtopsis, Blackneck Garter Snake

Observations on ~ in captivity [Herp Watch] RH 1:4 ?
~ ocellatus: Observations on the Eastern Blackneck Garter Snake R 45 Jack Jeansonne
Thamnophis gigas, Giant Garter Snake Some Threatened US Snakes: Five Species on the Red List R&AH 6:10 Jean E Rightmire
Thamnophis hammondi, Two-Striped Garter Snake Some Threatened US Snakes: Five Species on the Red List R&AH 6:10 Jean E Rightmire
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus, Northern Chequered Garter Snake Erfahrungen mit der ganzjährigen Haltung der Karierten Strumpfbandnatter ~ im Freilandterrarium [Experiences of all-year-round keeping of the Northern Chequered Garter Snake in the outdoor terrarium] E 1/07 Martin Hallmen
Thamnophis proximus, Ribbon Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Thamnophis radix, Prairie Garter Snake Seltene Farbformen der Prärie- Strumpfbandnatter ~ bred [Rare colour phase of the Prairie Garter Snake ~ bred] E 1/01 Martin Hallmen & Jürgen Chlebowy
Thamnophis sauritus, Eastern Ribbon Snake History & Husbandry RH 1:1 ?
Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii, Puget Sound Garter Snake Zur Biologie, Haltung und Nachzucht der Puget Sund-Strumpfnatter, ~ (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853) [Biology, Keeping and Breeding of the Puget Sound Garter Snake, ~ (BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853)] E 2/05 Herbert Bruchmann
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, Common Garter Snake/Eastern Garter Snake

Garters: not peas in a pod [R&A Quicks, re inheritance of melanism in the species] RH 3:10 ?
  V 6:4 Patrick Briggs and Sean McKeown
Notes on Reptiles & Amphibians of Michigan [passim] R&AH 6:9 R D Bartlett
Haltung und Zucht der Farbform "flame" der Gewöhnlichen Strumfbandnatter ~ (LINNAEUS, 1758) [Keeping and breeding the "flame" phase of the Common Garter Snake ~ (LINNAEUS, 1758)] E 1/04 Martin Hellmann
Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia, San Francisco Garter Snake

The Problematical ~ RH 1:4 ?
Experiences in Keeping & Breeding ~ RH 1:4 ?
Wait! Don't change that name! [R&A Quicks] RH 2:9 ?
Some Threatened US Snakes: Five Species on the Red List R&AH 6:10 Jean E Rightmire
The Queen of Garter Snakes - T. s. tetrataenia R 12 M Hallmen
Haltung und Vermehrung der San-Francisco-Strumpfbandnatter ~ [Husbandry and reproduction of the San Francisco Garter Snake ~] E 4/95 Erika Weiss-Geissler and Peter Geissler
Probleme bei der Haltung und Nachzucht von ~ [Problems in the husbandry and breeding of ~] E 2/02 Martin Hallmen
General Magazine Issue Author
Breeding the Common Colubrids Part II: Mating, Egg-Laying and Rearing R&AH 4:11 Tom Mazorlig
Colubrids, Successful Snakes Overview R&A 1-2/93 ?
Cycling Colubrids for Healthy Offspring IR 5:1 Kim Caldwell
Indoor Brumation for Colubrid Snakes RH 2:3 Vincent Buccigrossi