Lampropeltis ruthveni

Lampropeltis ruthveni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Lampropeltis ruthveni Blanchard, 1920: 8

• Holotype: USNM 46558, collected by E.W. Nelson on 2 August 1892.
• Type locality: “Patzcuaro [=Poirenaro], Michoacan, Mexico”.

References

Primary references

• Blanchard, F.N. 1920. Three new snakes of the genus Lampropeltis. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 81: 1–10. hdl: 2027.42/56520

Links

• Ponce-Campos, P. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Lampropeltis ruthveni  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63832A12720383. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63832A12720383.en. Accessed on 29 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Ruthvens Kingsnake