Lampropeltis triangulum

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 triangulum
Subspecies (3): L. t. gentilis – L. t. syspila – L. t. triangulum

Name

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]

Type material: not designated, unknown. [lost fide Williams (1978: 75)]
Type locality: “Amérique”, restricted to “vicinity of New York City” by Schmidt (1953: 208).
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 804 (1967: 18).

Combinations

Coluber triangulum Lacépède, 1789: 86 [original combination]
Ablabes triangulum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 315 [subsequent combination]
Lampropeltis triangula — Cope, 1860: 256 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]

References

Primary references

Lacépède, B.G.E. 1789. Histoire naturelle des serpens. Tome Second. Hôtel de Thou: Paris. 462 pp. BHL Reference page.
Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1967. Opinion 804. Coluber doliatus Linnaeus, 1766 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 24(1): 18–19. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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.
Chambers, E.A. & Hillis, D.M. 2020. The Multispecies Coalescent Over-Splits Species in the Case of Geographically Widespread Taxa. Systematic Biology 69(1): 184–193. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz042 Reference page.
Chambers, E.A., Marshall, T.L. & Hillis, D.M. 2023. The Importance of Contact Zones for Distinguishing Interspecific from Intraspecific Geographic Variation. Systematic Biology 72(2): 357–371. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syac056 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lampropeltis triangulum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 August 2024.
Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Lampropeltis triangulum (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197493A2490171. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T197493A2490171.en. Accessed on 14 June 2023.

Vernacular names

čeština: Korálovka sedlatá
Deutsch: Östliche Milchnatter
English: Eastern Milksnake
magyar: Vörös királysikló
日本語: ミルクヘビ
lietuvių: Pieniškoji gyvatė
Nederlands: Melkslang
polski: Lancetogłów mleczny

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