Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes
Lampropeltis
Kingsnakes are colubrid New World constrictors, members of the genus Lampropeltis, which include milk snakes and four other species. Among these, there are approximately 45 recognized subspecies.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species
Common Kingsnake
complexLampropeltis getula
Lampropeltis triangulum
complexLampropeltis triangulum
Prairie Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis calligaster
Scarlet Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis elapsoides
West Mexican Milksnake
speciesLampropeltis polyzona
Coast Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis multifasciata
California Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis zonata
Central American Milksnake
speciesLampropeltis abnorma
Mole Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis rhombomaculata
South American Milksnake
speciesLampropeltis micropholis
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis pyromelana
Chihuahuan Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis knoblochi
Gray-banded Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis alterna
Short-tailed Snake
speciesLampropeltis extenuata
Ruthvens Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis ruthveni
San Luis Potosi Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis mexicana
Variable Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis leonis
Durango Mountain Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis greeri
South Florida Mole Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis occipitolineata
Webb's Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis webbi
Isla Santa Catalina Kingsnake
speciesLampropeltis catalinensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29768.