Biology:Lampropeltis leonis

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Short description: Species of snake

Lampropeltis leonis
Nuevo León kingsnake (Lampropeltis leonis) 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. leonis
Binomial name
Lampropeltis leonis
(Günther, 1893)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri Coronella leonis
  • Günther, 1893 Blanchard, 1920
  • Gehlbach and Baker, 1962 (in part) Lampropeltis mexicana
  • Lampropeltis thayeri Garstka, 1982 (in part)
  • Lampropeltis leonis Loveridge, 1924
  • Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008 (unjustified emendation) Lampropeltis mexicana thayerii

Lampropeltis leonis, known as the Nuevo León kingsnake or variable kingsnake,[2] is a species of colubrid snake endemic to northeastern Mexico.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hansen, R. W., and G. T. Salmon. 2017. Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status for the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 700–758. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  2. Nuevo Leon Kingsnake, SierraHerps.com, January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. Lampropeltis leonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  4. Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier, 2004. pp. 758. ISBN 9780080459202. https://books.google.com/books?id=flNRoNKHq80C&dq=lampropeltis+mexicana+thayeri&pg=PA267. 

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