Species
Lampropeltis zonata (California mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata. Photo: (c) Riley Frasier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lampropeltis zonata, or the California mountain kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to North America. It is a coral snake mimic, having a similar pattern consisting of red, black, and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless. Five subspecies are recognized in the U.S., including the nominotypical subspecies, with two subspecies recognized in Mexico.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
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Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
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Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
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Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)
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Subfamily: Colubrinae (Colubrine snakes)
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Genus: Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and milk snakes)
- Species: Lampropeltis zonata (California mountain kingsnake)
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Genus: Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and milk snakes)
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Subfamily: Colubrinae (Colubrine snakes)
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Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)
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Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
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Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
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Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)