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Lampropeltis calligaster (prairie kingsnake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Coluber calligaster was named by Harlan (1827). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lampropeltis calligaster by Holman (1985) and Parmley and Holman (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Coluber calligaster Harlan
1985Lampropeltis calligaster Holman
1995Lampropeltis calligaster Parmley and Holman p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusLampropeltisFitzinger 1843
speciescalligaster(Harlan 1827)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Lampropeltis calligaster Harlan 1827 [prairie kingsnake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available