Fig. 9 in Observations on Garter Snakes of the Thamnophis eques Complex in the Lakes of Mexico's Transvolcanic Belt, with Descriptions of New Taxa

Fig. 9. Semidiagrammatic drawings of individual ventral scutes of snakes from the Cuenca de Michoacán. (Delineated by W.H. Brandenburg.) A. Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis. Anterior edge (upper) black; posterior very dark gray. B. Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis. Broad anterior dark, usually black; posterior portion light and in strong contrast with remainder of scute. C. Thamnophis eques insperatus. Anterior black but not as wide as in cuitzeoensis; posterior medium gray. D. Thamnophis eques ssp. Not from the Cuenca de Michoacán but included for contrast.