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Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake)

Citation:

Patterns of mortality in a cold-climate population of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis).

Author(s)
Shine, R. and Mason, R.T.
Issue
2
Volume
120
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Survival/ Mortality See citation Mortality B Adult 50⁰44'N, 97⁰34'W; Narcisse Community Pasture near Chatfield, Manitoba See citation Exposure Factor Datasets

Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. tetrataenia

Citation:

Captive reproduction of the San Francisco garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia

Author(s)
Cover, John F., Jr. and Donal M. Boyer
Pages
29-33
Year
Volume
19
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 79 - 98 d Female Adult Dallas and Fort Worth Zoos, TX 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Age at Sexual Maturity 1 yr, 273d yr,d Female Adult Dallas and Ft. Worth Zoos 1 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean range of means from 6 breedings 2.0 - 3.2 g Not Reported Neonate Dallas and Ft. Worth Zoos 6 groups of young Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 17 9 - 25 young/female Female Adult Dallas and Ft. Worth Zoos 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 43.1 - 104.8 g Male Adult Dallas and Ft. Worth Zoos 5 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 82.3 - 279.5 g Female Adult Dallas and Ft. Worth Zoos 6 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Mating aggregations of garter snakes

Author(s)
Fox, Wade
Pages
176
Year
Volume
11
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Mating/ Laying Oct. - Nov. Both Male and Female Adult San Francisco Peninsula 2 mating masses Exposure Factor Datasets

Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. parietalis

Citation:

Sex and seasonal differences in metabolism in the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Author(s)
Crews, David, Mark Grassman, William R. Garstka, Andrew Halpert and Brian Camazine
Pages
2362-2368
Year
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean range of means 32.42 - 42.50 g Male Adult 5 animals/6 sampling dates Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of resting oxygen consumption ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Adult 5-10 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

An ecological study of the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Pages
493-564
Year
Volume
15
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 21 - 410 g Female Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 14 - 110 g Male Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 1.88 0.029 0.7 - 2.5 g Not Reported Neonate 151 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 14.5 4 - 29 young/litter Female Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties 132 Exposure Factor Datasets
Age at Sexual Maturity 2 yr Female Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 35.0 circular home range estimated from radius acres Male Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties 39 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 22.7 circular home range estimated from radius acres Female Adult Douglas and Jefferson Counties 102 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Temperature-dependent shifts in the metabolism of a cool temperate reptile, Thanmophis sirtalis parietalis

Author(s)
Aleksiuk, Michael
Pages
495-503
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 15-35 g Both Male and Female Not Reported captured at Winnipeg, Manitoba 60 Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at 5-27C ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Not Reported captured at Winnipeg, Manitoba 60 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Annual reproductive cycle in the male red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis: Field and laboratory studies

Author(s)
Krohmer, Randolph W., Mark Grassman and David Crews
Pages
64-75
Year
Volume
68
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Mating/ Laying Apr. - May time of breeding Both Male and Female Adult Manitoba 5/sampling time Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Body mass and reproduction in female red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)

Author(s)
Whittier, Joan M. and David Crews
Pages
219-226
Year
Volume
46
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean BW = -211.59 + 5.08SVL relationship between body weight (BW, g, 50-175g) and snout-vent length (SVL, cm, 55-75cm) for vitellogenic and non-vitellogenic females in 1983 (r2 = 0.899) g Female Adult Manitoba 34 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean BW = -254.33 + 5.75SVL relationship between body weight (BW, g, 50-175g) and snout-vent length (SVL, cm, 55-75cm) for vitellogenic and non-vitellogenic females in 1984 (r2 = 0.905) g Female Adult Manitoba 42 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean BW = -201.07 + 4.78SVL relationship between body weight (BW, g, 50-175g) and snout-vent length (SVL, cm, 55-75cm) for vitellogenic and non-vitellogenic females in 1985 (r2 = 0.874) g Female Adult Manitoba 32 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean BW = -137.32 + 3.73SVL relationship between body weight (BW, g, 50-175g) and snout-vent length (SVL, cm, 55-75cm) for vitellogenic and non-vitellogenic females in 1987 (r2 = 0.698) g Female Adult Manitoba 110 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Torpor or Hibernation Sept. - Mar. Female Adult Manitoba 218 Exposure Factor Datasets

Masticophis lateralis, Thamnophis sirtalis

Citation:

Reproduction and food of some California snakes

Author(s)
Cunningham, John D.
Pages
17-19
Year
Volume
15
Exposure Endpoint Type Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 4 - 29 eggs/female Female Adult 5 Exposure Factor Datasets

Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. fitchi

Citation:

Variation in clutch and litter size in New World reptiles

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Pages
28
Year
Volume
76
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 11.32 based on embryo count 0.98 5 - 23 eggs/litter Female Adult 22 Exposure Factor Datasets

Thamnophis sirtalis

Citation:

The feeding habits of California garter snakes

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Pages
1-32
Year
Volume
27
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Slug (1.4%); Earthworm (23.6%); Frog, Rana (6.9%); Toad, Bufo and Scaphiopus (30.5%); Tree Toad (20.8%); Leech (4.0%); Tadpole (10%); Minnow (1.4%); Unidentified fish (1.4%) % of total recorded food items % Not Reported Not Reported 48 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Geographic variation in reproductive characteristics among Canadian populations of the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

Author(s)
Gregory, Patrick T. and Karl W. Larsen
Pages
946-958
Year
Volume
1993
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size range of site means based on sum of live and dead young and undeveloped eggs at parturition 7.6 - 23.0 young/litter Female Adult 4 - 30/site Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean range of site means 1.4 - 3.0 g Not Reported Neonate 48 - 203/site Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Garter snake diets in a fluctuating environment: A seven-year study

Author(s)
Kephart, Donald G. and Stevan J. Arnold
Pages
1232-1236
Year
Volume
63
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Anurans (67%); Fish (11%); Leeches (22%) % of stomachs containing prey item % Not Reported Not Reported Eagle Lake (elev., 1555m) [lat., 40^o33'24"N; long., 120^o47'5" W] 36 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproductive ecology of the common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, at the northern limit of its range

Author(s)
Larsen, Karl W. and Patrick T. Gregory
Pages
336-345
Year
Volume
129
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 12.5 4.95 (SD) 5 - 25 young/litter Female Adult captured at Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada 23 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2.6 0.4 SD 0.95 - 3.80 g Not Reported Neonate captured at Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada 187 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

A preliminary study of Thamnophis near Sagehen Creek, California

Author(s)
White, Marshall and James A. Kolb
Pages
126-136
Year
Volume
1974
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 41 2 - 113 g Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Kyburz Flat 160 Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Hyla (55.5%); Catostomus (21.8%); Microtus (5.4%); Rhinichthys (11.5%) % of total volume of stomach contents % Both Male and Female Not Reported Kyburz Flat <110 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Annual variation in reproduction in snakes in a fluctuating environment

Author(s)
Seigel, R.A. and H.S. Fitch
Pages
497-505
Year
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size minimum and maximum mean annual clutch size 11.27 - 23.38 young/litter Female Adult National History Reservation 158 over 9 yrs Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Population size and survivorship of the common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, near the northern limit of its distribution

Author(s)
Larsen, Karl W. and Patrick T. Gregory
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Survival/ Mortality range of probability of surviving from spring of one year to spring of next year 63 - 73 % Male Adult Wood Buffalo National Park (lat., 59^o49'N; long., 112^oW) 43 - 132/yr for 3 yrs Exposure Factor Datasets

Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis

Citation:

Temperature-dependent shifts in the metabolism of a cool temperate reptile, Thanmophis sirtalis parietalis

Author(s)
Aleksiuk, Michael
Pages
495-503
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 25 - 50 g Both Male and Female Not Reported captured at Miami, Florida 20 Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at 5-27C ml O2/g/hr Both Male and Female Not Reported captured at Miami, Florida 20 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

The bioenergetics of hibernation in the eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Author(s)
Costanzo, Jon P.
Pages
682-692
Year
Volume
58
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Metabolic Rate 0.42 estimated from changes in body composition cal/g/d Both Male and Female Not Reported captured in Portage County, WI 13 Exposure Factor Datasets
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