Lampropeltis getula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
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 getula

Name

Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766)

  • Holotype: Unknown (D. Garden).
  • Type locality: “Carolina”, restricted to “vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina” by Klauber (1948: 6).

Combinations

  • Coluber getulus Linnaeus, 1766: 382 [original combination]
  • Herpetodryas getulus — Schlegel, 1837: 198 [subsequent combination]
  • Coronella getulus — Holbrook, 1842: 95 [subsequent combination]
  • Ophibolus getulus — Baird & Girard, 1853: 85 [subsequent combination]
  • Lampropeltis getula — Cope, 1860: 254 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coluber catena Lacépède, 1789 [nomen rejiciendum]
  • Coluber labiatus Kuhl, 1820
  • Lampropeltis getulus brooksi Barbour, 1919
  • Lampropeltis getulus floridana Blanchard, 1919
  • Triaeniopholis arenarius Werner, 1924
  • Lampropeltis getulus sticticeps Barbour & Engels, 1942
  • Lampropeltis getulus goini Neill & Allen, 1949
  • Lampropeltis getula meansi Krysko & Judd, 2006

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 
  • Klauber, L.M. 1948. Some misapplications of the Linnaean names applied to American snakes. Copeia 1948(1): 1–14. DOI: 10.2307/1438783 Hybrid open access journal Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Kingsnake
magyar: Királysikló
日本語: コモンキングヘビ
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