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Lampropeltis
Taxonomy
Lampropeltis was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979) and Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Holman (1985), Parmley and Holman (1995) and Parmley and Hunter (2010).
It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979) and Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Holman (1985), Parmley and Holman (1995) and Parmley and Hunter (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Lampropeltis Fitzinger |
| 1979 | Lampropeltis Behler and King |
| 1985 | Lampropeltis Holman |
| 1988 | Lampropeltis Carroll |
| 1995 | Lampropeltis Parmley and Holman p. 83 |
| 2010 | Lampropeltis Parmley and Hunter p. 530 |
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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.
G. Lampropeltis Fitzinger 1843
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Lampropeltis calligaster Harlan 1827 [prairie kingsnake]
Lampropeltis getulus Linnaeus 1766 [kingsnake]
†Lampropeltis intermedius Brattstrom 1955
†Lampropeltis similis Holman 1964
Lampropeltis triangulum Lacépède 1788 [milk snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma
Collections (55 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barstovian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | L. similis (18759) | |
| Barstovian | USA (South Dakota) | L. similis (18303) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | L. similis (18141 18208 18284 27507) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (South Dakota) | L. similis (18268) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Kansas) | L. similis (18450) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | L. triangulum, L. getula (18327) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (18554) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | L. triangulum, L. getulus (18225) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | L. getulus (18359) L. triangulum (18247) L. triangulum, L. getulus (18126) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Oklahoma) | L. doliata (18076) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Arizona) | L. getula (19610) | |
| Blancan | USA (Washington) | L. getula (20062) | |
| Blancan | USA (Nebraska) | L. calligaster, L. triangulum, L. getulus (19954) L. triangulum (19960) | |
| Blancan | USA (Idaho) | Lampropeltis indet. (140258) | |
| Blancan | USA (Kansas) | L. doliata, L. getulus (19931 19940) L. getulus (19936) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Michoacan) | L. intermedius (20072) | |
| Gelasian | USA (Kansas) | L. doliata, L. getulus (19927) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (West Virginia) | L. triangulum (123875 124319 125951) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | L. getulus (20530) L. triangulum, L. getulus (20337) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | L. triangulum (20354) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Kansas) | L. calligaster (20167 20427) L. doliata (20165 20391) L. getulus (20295 20423) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Maryland) | L. triangulum (20302) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (20402) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Oklahoma) | L. triangulum, L. getulus (20157) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Arkansas) | L. calligaster, L. doliata, L. getulus (20290) | |
| Middle Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (75974) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | L. getulus (20639) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (20491) | |
| Rancholabrean | Mexico (Puebla) | Lampropeltis indet. (230717) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (154922) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | L. getulus (154921) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Nevada) | L. getulus (99602) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | L. triangulum, L. getulus (13066) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (New Mexico) | L. getulus (93141) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Texas) | L. triangulum, L. getulus (76101) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Alabama) | L. triangulum, L. getulus (84181) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Kansas) | L. calligaster, L. doliata, L. sp., L. getulus (20605) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial) | USA (Arizona) | L. pyromelana, L. getulus (93374) | |
| Holocene | USA (Tennessee) | L. doliata (63428) |