Taxonomy Profile: Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus 1766)

Lampropeltis getula: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Lampropeltis getulus
Linnaeus 1766
Lampropeltis getula getula
Linnaeus 1766
Lampropeltis getula floridana
Blanchard 1919
Lampropeltis getula sticticeps
Barbour and Engels 1942
Coluber getulus
Linnaeus 1766
Lampropeltis floridana
Blanchard 1919
Lampropeltis meansi
Krysko and Judd 2006
Common Name(s):
Common Kingsnake []
Culebra-real común []
Eastern Kingsnake []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lampropeltis getula: 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 |
Species : Lampropeltis getula
Common Kingsnake |
Culebra-real común |
Eastern Kingsnake |
Lampropeltis getula Direct Children(s):
Lampropeltis getula: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Lampropeltis getula
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Lampropeltis getula
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Lampropeltis getula
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 getula
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Lampropeltis getula
Publication(s):
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 getula
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Collins, J. T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-04-01 / 1997-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Fourth Edition
Page(s):
ii + 40
Publisher:
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Publication Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-916984-44-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lampropeltis getula
Lampropeltis getula: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Lampropeltis getula: Comments