Lampropeltis splendida

Lampropeltis splendida

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
Subspecies: Lampropeltis splendida

Name

Lampropeltis splendida (Baird & Girard, 1853)

• Holotype: USNM 1726, collected by Col. J.D. Graham.
• Type locality: “Sonora, Mex. [=Mexico]”.

Combinations

• Ophibolus splendidus Baird & Girard, 1853: 83 [original combination]
• Lampropeltis splendida — Cope, 1860: 255 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis splendida. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 October 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis splendida  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T68045356A68045369. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T68045356A68045369.en. Accessed on 30 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Kingsnake

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