Taxonomy Profile: Lampropeltis (Fitzinger 1843)

Lampropeltis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Stilosoma
Brown 1890
Common Name(s):
Kingsnakes []
Milk Snakes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lampropeltis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Colubridae
Colubrids |
Typical Snakes |
Subfamily : Colubrinae
Genus : Lampropeltis
Kingsnakes |
Milk Snakes |
Lampropeltis Direct Children(s):
Lampropeltis triangulum
(Lacépède 1789)
Lampropeltis mexicana
(Garman 1884)
Lampropeltis zonata
(Lockington ex Blainville 1876)
Lampropeltis annulata
(Kennicott 1861)
Lampropeltis getula
(Linnaeus 1766)
Lampropeltis alterna
(Brown 1901)
Lampropeltis ruthveni
(Blanchard 1920)
Lampropeltis webbi
(Bryson Dixon and Lazcano 2005)
Lampropeltis nigra
(Yarrow 1882)
Lampropeltis holbrooki
(Stejneger 1902)
Lampropeltis splendida
(Baird and Girard 1853)
Lampropeltis californiae
(Blainville 1835)
Lampropeltis elapsoides
(Holbrook 1838)
Lampropeltis knoblochi
(Taylor 1940)
Lampropeltis abnorma
(Bocourt 1886)
Lampropeltis gentilis
(Baird and Girard 1853)
Lampropeltis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Source:
Snake Species of the World, vol. undetermined
Acquired:
2004-08-17
Notes:
Working manuscript of follow-up volumes to McDiarmid et al. (1999), "Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1"
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lampropeltis
Lampropeltis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lampropeltis: Comments