Lampropeltis leonis

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 leonis

Name

Lampropeltis leonis (Günther, 1893)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.4.10 (former 89.7.3.41).
• Type locality: “Mexico, Nuevo Leon”.

Combinations

• Coronella leonis Günther, 1893: 110 [original combination]
• Lampropeltis leonis — Blanchard, 1920: 4 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Lampropeltis thayeri Loveridge, 1924: 137
  • Holotype: MCZ 19551, adult ♂, collected by Wilmot W. Brown on 16 June 1924.
  • Type locality: “Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1885–1902. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Volume 7. Reptilia and Batrachia. R.H. Porter: London. xx + 326 pp., 76 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gehlbach, F.R. & Baker, J.K. 1962. Kingsnakes allied with Lampropeltis mexicana: taxonomy and natural history. Copeia 1962(2): 291–300. DOI: 10.2307/1440893 Reference page. 
• Hansen, R.W. & Salmon, G.T. 2017. Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status for the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 700–758. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis leonis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Nuevo Leon Mountain Kingsnake

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