Lampropeltis occipitolineata

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

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

Name

Lampropeltis occipitolineata Price, 1987

• Holotype: FMNH 48265, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Okeechobee, Okeechobee county, Florida”.

Combinations

• Lampropeltis calligaster occipitolineata Price, 1987 [original combination]
• Lampropeltis occipitolineata — Collins, 1991 [subsequent combination]

References

• Price, R.M. 1987. Disjunct occurrence of mole snakes in Peninsular Florida, and the description of a new subspecies of Lampropeltis calligaster. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(9): 148.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis occipitolineata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: South Florida Mole Kingsnake