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- Species Profile for Giant Garter snake (Thamnophis gigas)
Giant Garter snake (Thamnophis gigas)
Listing Status:
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
Dorsal background coloration (the basic color on the snake's back) varies from brownish to olive with a checkered pattern of black spots, separated by a yellow dorsal stripe and two light colored lateral stripes. Background coloration and prominence of a black checkered pattern and the three light stripes are geographically and individually variable. The ventral surface (the snake's underside) is cream to olive or brown and sometimes infused with orange, especially in northern populations.
- States/US Territories in which the Giant Garter snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:
California
- US Counties in which the Giant Garter snake, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:
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- USFWS Refuges in which the Giant Garter snake, Wherever found is known to occur:
Butte Sink Wildlife Management Area, Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Willow Creek-Lurline Wildlife Management Area
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- Additional species information
Current Listing Status Summary
» Federal Register Documents
Federal Register Documents
Date |
Citation Page |
Title |
2013-11-04 00:00:00.0 |
78 FR 66058 66061 |
Habitat Conservation Plan for South Sacramento County, California
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2013-04-01 00:00:00.0 |
78 FR 19510 19514 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada; request for information
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2007-02-14 00:00:00.0 |
72 FR 7064 7084 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada
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2002-11-04 00:00:00.0 |
67 FR 67209 67210 |
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior:Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan for the Natomas Basin, Sacramento County, CA; Extension of comment period and notice of availability.
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2005-03-07 00:00:00.0 |
70 FR 11022 11024 |
Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit Associated with a Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Placer County, CA
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2005-09-02 00:00:00.0 |
70 FR 52434 52436 |
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community Conservation Plan, Contra Costa County, CA
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1991-12-27 00:00:00.0 |
56 FR 67046 67053 |
ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for the Giant Garter Snake; 56 FR 67046 67053
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2015-12-22 00:00:00.0 |
80 FR 79606 79607 |
Revised Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Garter Snake; Notice of availability
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1993-10-20 00:00:00.0 |
58 FR 54053 54066 |
ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for the Giant Garter Snake
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1991-03-22 00:00:00.0 |
56 FR 12146 12148 |
ETWP; 90-Day Findings and Commencement of Status Reviews for Seven Petitions to List Five Species as Threatened or Endangered; 56 FR 12146 12148 |
2011-05-25 00:00:00.0 |
76 FR 30377 30382 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
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2005-07-07 00:00:00.0 |
70 FR 39327 39329 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain
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2005-11-03 00:00:00.0 |
70 FR 66842 66844 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Comment Period for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain 5-Year Reviews.
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» Recovery
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Other Recovery Documents
Date |
Citation Page |
Title |
Document Type |
2015-12-22 |
80 FR 79606 79607 |
Revised Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Garter Snake; Notice of availability |
- Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
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2011-05-25 |
76 FR 30377 30382 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon |
- Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
|
2007-02-14 |
72 FR 7064 7084 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California and Nevada |
- Notice 5-year Review, Completion
|
2013-04-01 |
78 FR 19510 19514 |
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada; request for information |
- Notice 5-year Review, Completion
|
2005-07-07 |
70 FR 39327 39329 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain |
- Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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2005-11-03 |
70 FR 66842 66844 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Comment Period for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith's Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell's Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg's Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck's Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain 5-Year Reviews. |
- Notice 5-year Review
- Notice Comment Period Extension
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Five Year Review
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Giant Garter snake.
» Conservation Plans
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» Life History
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