Lampropeltis nigra

Lampropeltis nigra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Subspecies: Lampropeltis nigra

Name

Lampropeltis nigra (Yarrow, 1882)

• Holotype: USNM 12149, collected by Robert Ridgway.
• Type locality: Wheatland, Knox Co. Indiana.

Combinations

• Ophibolus getulus niger Yarrow, 1882: 438 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Yarrow, H.C. 1882. Description of new species of reptiles and amphibians in the US National Museum. Proc. US Nat. Mus. 5: 438–443.

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Lampropeltis nigra. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 October 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis nigra  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90069326A90069345. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90069326A90069345.en. Accessed on 30 October 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Black Kingsnake

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