Lampropeltis annulata

Lampropeltis annulata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: Lampropeltis annulata

Name

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

• Holotype: ANSP 3613 (former USNM 4293), collected by Lieut. Couch.
• Type locality: “Matamoras, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860: 329 [original combination]
• Ophibolus doliatus annulatus — Cope, 1875: 36 [subsequent combination]
• Ophibolus triangulum annulatus — Garman, 1884: 156 [subsequent combination]
• Osceola doliata annulata — Cope, 1900: 895 [subsequent combination]
• Lampropeltis triangulum annulata — Blanchard, 1920: 5 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Lampropeltis triangulum dixoni Quinn, 1983: 127
  • Holotype: TCWC 29504, adult ♀, collected by C.A. Ketchersid on 27 July 1969.
  • Type locality: “4.7 km W Jalpan, Queretaro, México, elevation 625 m”.

References

Primary references

• Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page. 
• Cope, E.D. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia, with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Based on the specimens in the U.S. National Museum. Government Printing Office: Washington. 104 pp. BHL
• Garman, S. [1883] 1884. The reptiles and batrachians of North America. Part I. Ophidians. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 8: 1–185. BHL
• Cope, E.D. [1898] 1900. The crocodilians, lizards, and snakes of North America. Report of the United States National Museum 1898: 153–1270 + 36 pls.
• Blanchard, F.N. 1920. A synopsis of kingsnakes, genus Lampropeltis Fitzinger. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 87: 1–7. hdl: 2027.42/56526
• Ruane, S., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses. Systematic Biology 63(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt099 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis annulata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 May 2018.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis annulata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90069044A90069062. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90069044A90069062.en. Accessed on 31 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Milksnake

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