Lampropeltis knoblochi

Lampropeltis knoblochi, commonly known as the Madrean mountain kingsnake, Knobloch's mountain kingsnake , or the Chihuahuan mountain kingsnake, is a species of colubrid snake residing in western North America.

Lampropeltis knoblochi
Lampropeltis knoblochi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. knoblochi
Binomial name
Lampropeltis knoblochi
Taylor, 1940

It is a coral snake mimic, having nearly the same pattern on its body, except instead on yellow, the kingsnake has white crossbands.

It lives mostly on the mountains of its relatively small Sonoran Desert region, in Sonora, Mexico.[2]

References

  1. Hammerson, G.A. (2019). "Lampropeltis knoblochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T68045211A68045213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T68045211A68045213.en. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. Species Lampropeltis knoblochi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.


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