Lampropeltis splendida

Lampropeltis splendida

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
Subspecies: Lampropeltis splendida

Name edit

Lampropeltis splendida (Baird & Girard, 1853)

  • Holotype: USNM 1726, collected by Col. J.D. Graham.
  • Type locality: “Sonora, Mex. [=Mexico]”.

Combinations edit

  • Ophibolus splendidus Baird & Girard, 1853: 83 [original combination]
  • Lampropeltis splendidaCope, 1860: 255 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names edit

English: Desert Kingsnake
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