Lampropeltis mexicana

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 mexicana
Subspecies: L. m. greeri – L. m. leonis – L. m. mexicana – L. m. thayeri

Name

Lampropeltis mexicana (Garman, 1884)

Synonyms

  • Ophibolus triangulus mexicanus Garman, 1884:28
  • Oreophis boulengeri Dugès, 1897
  • Lampropeltis mexicana — Liner, 1994

References

  • Garman, Samuel 1884. The North American reptiles and batrachians. A list of the species occurring north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with references. Bull. Essex Inst. 16: 1–46.
  • Schmidt, D. & Kunz, K. 2005. Ernährung von Schlangen. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 159 pp.
  • Lampropeltis mexicana at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Kingsnake
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