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Lampropeltis getula
(Linnaeus, 1766)
- common kingsnake
(reptile)
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Lampropeltis (Genus)
..Lampropeltis abnorma (Species)
..Lampropeltis alterna (Species) - gray-banded kingsnake
..Lampropeltis annulata (Species)
..Lampropeltis californiae (Species)
..Lampropeltis calligaster (Species) - prairie kingsnake
..Lampropeltis elapsoides (Species)
..Lampropeltis extenuata (Species)
..Lampropeltis gentilis (Species)
..Lampropeltis holbrooki (Species)
..Lampropeltis knoblochi (Species)
..Lampropeltis mexicana (Species) - Mexican kingsnake
..Lampropeltis micropholis (Species)
..Lampropeltis nigra (Species)
..Lampropeltis polyzona (Species)
..Lampropeltis pyromelana (Species) - Sonoran mountain kingsnake
..Lampropeltis ruthveni (Species)
..Lampropeltis splendida (Species)
..Lampropeltis triangulum (Species) - milk snake
..Lampropeltis webbi (Species)
..Lampropeltis zonata (Species) - California mountain kingsnake
..Lampropeltis getula (Species) - common kingsnake
....Lampropeltis getula floridana (Subspecies) - Florida kingsnake
....Lampropeltis getula getula (Subspecies) - eastern kingsnake
....Lampropeltis getula goini (Subspecies)
....Lampropeltis getula sticticeps (Subspecies) - outer banks kingsnake
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(C. Linnaeus, 1766)
Types
Type of
:
Lampropeltis
(Genus)
Fitzinger, 1843
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Lampropeltis getula getula
(C. Linnaeus, 1766)
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Lampropeltis getulus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: [27 Oct 2016].
[implicit]
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
common kingsnake
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