Fig. 7 in Observations on Garter Snakes of the Thamnophis eques Complex in the Lakes of Mexico's Transvolcanic Belt, with Descriptions of New Taxa

Fig. 7. Upper. Adult male of Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis (AMNH 88713), 721 mm in total length, collected August 15, 1960, near the shore of the Lago de Pátzcuaro, 5 km southwest of Quiroga, Michoacán. The intensity of the pale longitudinal stripes is variable in this subspecies, regardless of sex. Lower. Venter of snake above, which had an aberrant pattern in life. After long preservation dark crossbands appeared matching those on the venter of the female holotype.