Lampropeltis leonis

Lampropeltis leonis, known as the Nuevo León kingsnake or variable kingsnake[2], is a species of colubrid snake endemic to northeastern Mexico.[1][3][4]

Lampropeltis leonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. leonis
Binomial name
Lampropeltis leonis
(Günther, 1893)
Synonyms[1]
  • Coronella leonis Günther, 1893
  • Lampropeltis leonis Blanchard, 1920
  • Lampropeltis thayeri Loveridge, 1924
  • Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri Gehlbach and Baker, 1962 (in part)
  • Lampropeltis mexicana Garstka, 1982 (in part)
  • Lampropeltis mexicana thayerii Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008 (unjustified emendation)

References
  1. Hansen, R. W., and G. T. Salmon. 2017. Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status for the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 700–758. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  2. Nuevo Leon Kingsnake, SierraHerps.com, January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. Lampropeltis leonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2018.
  4. Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier, 2004. p. 758. ISBN 9780080459202.


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