Lampropeltis annulata

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860: 329 [original combination]
Ophibolus doliatus annulatus — Cope, 1875: 36 [subsequent combination]
Ophibolus triangulum annulatus — Garman, 1884: 156 [subsequent combination]
Osceola doliata annulata — Cope, 1900: 895 [subsequent combination]
Lampropeltis triangulum annulata — Blanchard, 1920: 5 [subsequent combination]

Lampropeltis triangulum dixoni Quinn, 1983: 127
- Holotype: TCWC 29504, adult ♀, collected by C.A. Ketchersid on 27 July 1969.
- Type locality: “4.7 km W Jalpan, Queretaro, México, elevation 625 m”.

Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page.
Cope, E.D. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia, with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Based on the specimens in the U.S. National Museum. Government Printing Office: Washington. 104 pp. BHL
Garman, S. [1883] 1884. The reptiles and batrachians of North America. Part I. Ophidians. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 8: 1–185. BHL
Cope, E.D. [1898] 1900. The crocodilians, lizards, and snakes of North America. Report of the United States National Museum 1898: 153–1270 + 36 pls.
Blanchard, F.N. 1920. A synopsis of kingsnakes, genus Lampropeltis Fitzinger. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 87: 1–7. hdl: 2027.42/56526
Ruane, S., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses. Systematic Biology 63(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt099 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis annulata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 May 2018.
Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis annulata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90069044A90069062. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90069044A90069062.en. Accessed on 31 October 2022.

English: Mexican Milksnake

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