Wilmer W. Tanner
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Wilmer Webster Tanner was an American zoologist, professor and curator. He was associated with Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah for much of his life and published extensively on the snakes and
Curator Tanner examines a donated tiger at the BYU Life Sciences Museum in 1973
Tanner (together with Nathan M. Smith) described the desert collared lizard as a new species in 1972.
A western terrestrial garter snake, of which Tanner identified 2 possible subspecies.
The western terrestrial garter snake is a western North American species of colubrid snake. At least five subspecies are recognized.
Wilmer W. Tanner
…over 130 scientific articles, fifteen describing new species and genera. He is commemorated in the scientific name of the lizard Sceloporus tanneri. A western terrestrial garter snake, of which Tanner identified 2 possible subspecies. Tanner was a member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the American…
Coast Garter Snake
T. e. terrestris with dark coloring
Mountain garter snake (T. e. elegans) defensive posture
Coastal garter snake (T. e. terrestris) eating a western fence lizard.