Lampropeltis leonis

Lampropeltis leonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. leonis
Binomial name
Lampropeltis leonis
(Günther, 1893)
Synonyms[1]
  • Coronella leonis Günther, 1893
  • Lampropeltis leonis Blanchard, 1920
  • Lampropeltis thayeri Loveridge, 1924
  • Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri Gehlbach and Baker, 1962 (in part)
  • Lampropeltis mexicana Garstka, 1982 (in part)
  • Lampropeltis mexicana thayerii Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008 (unjustified emendation)

Lampropeltis leonis, known as the Nuevo León kingsnake or variable kingsnake,[2] is a species of colubrid snake endemic to northeastern Mexico.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Hansen, R. W., and G. T. Salmon. 2017. Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status for the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 700–758. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ Nuevo Leon Kingsnake, SierraHerps.com, January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Lampropeltis leonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  4. ^ Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier, 2004. p. 758. ISBN 9780080459202.


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