Lampropeltis calligaster

Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. calligaster
Binomial name
Lampropeltis calligaster
(Harlan, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Coluber calligaster Harlan, 1827
  • Ablabes triangulum var. calligaster Hallowell, 1856
  • Ophibolus calligaster Cope, 1900

Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or yellow-bellied kingsnake.

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