Lampropeltis leonis

Lampropeltis leonis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Lampropeltis
Species:	L. leonis
Binomial name
	Lampropeltis leonis; (Günther, 1893)
Synonyms
	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) ;

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]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Nuevo Leon Kingsnake, SierraHerps.com, January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ Lampropeltis leonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2018.
^ Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier, 2004. p. 758. ISBN 9780080459202.

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[hansen2017-1] 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.

[sierra-2] Nuevo Leon Kingsnake, SierraHerps.com, January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[rdb-3] Lampropeltis leonis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2018.

[elsevier-4] Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles. Elsevier, 2004. p. 758. ISBN 9780080459202.

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