Lampropeltis polyzona

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 polyzona

Name

Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860

• Holotype: ANSP 9770, adult ♂, collected by Mr. Pease.
• Type locality: “Quatupe, near Jalapa, [Veracruz,] Mex[ico]”.

Combinations

• Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860: 258 [original combination]
• Ophibolus polyzonus — Cope, 1870: 162 [subsequent combination]
• Coronella formosa polyzona — Bocourt, 1886: 615 [subsequent combination]
• Coronella micropholis polyzona — Gadow, 1911: 117 [subsequent combination]
• Lampropeltis triangulum polyzona — Dunn, 1937: 1 [subsequent combination]
• Lampropeltis doliata polyzona — Klauber, 1948: ll [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Stuart, L.C. 1935. A contribution to a knowledge of the herpetology of a portion of the savanna region of Central Peten, Guatemala. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Miscellaneous Publications 29: 1–56.
• 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. 2023. Lampropeltis polyzona. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 May 2018.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis polyzona  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90069354A90069357. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90069354A90069357.en. Accessed on 30 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Atlantic Central American Milksnake

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