Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.4.10 (former 89.7.3.41).

Type locality: “Mexico, Nuevo Leon”.

Combinations

  • Coronella leonis Günther, 1893: 110 [original combination]
  • Lampropeltis leonis — Blanchard, 1920: 4 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

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. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Nuevo Leon Mountain Kingsnake
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