Lampropeltis webbi

Lampropeltis webbi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: L. webbi
Binomial name
Lampropeltis webbi
Bryson, Dixon & Lazcano, 2005

Lampropeltis webbi is a species of king snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, webbi, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert G. Webb.[2][3]

Habitat and Geographic range

Lampropeltis webbi has been found in rugged mixed boreal-tropical forest in a mountainous region, near the border between the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa. It is a very little known species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Flores-Villela O (2007). "Lampropeltis webbi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. Lampropeltis webbi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 August 2015.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lampropeltis webbi, p. 280).

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