Lampropeltis webbi
Lampropeltis webbi is a species of king snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
| Lampropeltis webbi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lampropeltis |
| Species: | L. webbi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampropeltis webbi | |
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]
Description
Small for its genus, L. webbi may attain a total length (including tail) of 75 cm (30 in). It is tricolored (red, black, and gray).[2]
References
- Flores-Villela O (2007). "Lampropeltis webbi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63833A12720480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63833A12720480.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Lampropeltis webbi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 August 2015.
- 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).
Further reading
- Bryson RW, Dixon JR, Lazcano D (2005). "New Species of Lampropeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Sierra Madre Occidental, México". Journal of Herpetology 39 (2): 207–214. (Lampropeltis webbi, new species).
- Hansen RW, Salmon GT (2017). "Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status for the Lampropeltis mexicana group (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (4): 700–758. (Lampropeltis webbi, pp. 720–721, 741–742 + Figures 15–18, 30).
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