Lampropeltis leonis

Taxonavigation edit

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: Lampropeltis leonis

Name edit

Lampropeltis leonis (Günther, 1893)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.4.10 (former 89.7.3.41).
  • Type locality: “Mexico, Nuevo Leon”.

Combinations edit

  • Coronella leonis Günther, 1893: 110 [original combination]
  • Lampropeltis leonisBlanchard, 1920: 4 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms edit

  • Lampropeltis thayeri Loveridge, 1924: 137
    • Holotype: MCZ 19551, adult ♂, collected by Wilmot W. Brown on 16 June 1924.
    • Type locality: “Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico”.

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Vernacular names edit

English: Nuevo Leon Mountain Kingsnake
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