The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) in California is largely aquatic and depends heavily on two species of frog that are decreasing in numbers, the Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus) and the mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa), putting the snake's future at risk.
ðə wˈɛstɚn tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl ɡˈɑːɹɾɚ snˈeɪk θæmnˈɑːfɪz ˈɛlɪɡənz ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪz lˈɑːɹdʒli əkwˈæɾɪk ænd dᵻpˈɛndz hˈɛvili ˌɔn tˈuː spˈiːsiːz ʌv fɹˈɑːɡ ðæt ɑːɹ dˈiːkɹiːsɪŋ ɪn nˈʌmbɚz, ðə joʊsˈɛməɾi tˈoʊd bjˈuːfoʊ kˈænoːɹəs ænd ðə mˈaʊntɪn jˈɛloʊlˈɛɡɪd fɹˈɑːɡ ɹˈɑːnə mʌskˈoʊsə, pˈʊɾɪŋ ðə snˈeɪkz fjˈuːtʃɚɹ æt ɹˈɪsk.