Lampropeltis mexicana

Lampropeltis mexicana

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 mexicana

Name

Lampropeltis mexicana (Garman, 1884)

• Syntypes: MCZ 4652, ♀, and 4653, ♀, collected by E. Palmer in August 1879.
• Type locality: “Mexico, near [Ciudad] San Luis Potosi”.

Combinations

• Ophibolus triangulus mexicanus Garman, 1884: 66 [original combination]
• Coronella mexicana — Günther, 1893: 110 [subsequent combiantion]
• Lampropeltis mexicana — Blanchard, 1920: 7 [subsequent combination]
• Lampropeltis mexicana mexicana — Gehlbach & Baker, 1962: 298 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Oreophis boulengeri Dugès, 1897: 284
  • Holotype: MDUG HE 103.
  • Type locality: “Guanajuato ... montagnes voisiues, a plus de 2000m d'altitude, ou les hivers sout très froids (Sierra de Santa Rosa)”.

References

Primary references

• Garman, S. [1883] 1884. The reptiles and batrachians of North America. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 8(3): xxxiv + 185 pp.
• Dugès, A. 1897. Description d’un ophidien nouveau du Mexique (Oreophis boulengeri, g. et sp. nn.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 284–285. BHL
• 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. 

Additional references

• 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 mexicana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 October 2022.
• Vazquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. IUCN: Lampropeltis mexicana  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63830A12720231. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63830A12720231.en. Accessed on 28 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Kingsnake

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