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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
Sister genera
Ameiseophis, Arizona, Cemophora, Chilomeniscus, Coluber, Coronella, Dakotaophis, Drymarchon, Drymobius, Elaphe (syn. Paleoelaphe), Ficimia, Floridaophis, Gyalopion, Liochlorophis, Masticophis, Miocoluber, Nebraskophis, Opheodrys, Oxybelis, Paracoluber, Phyllorhynchus, Pituophis, Rhinocheilus, Salvadora, Sonora, Stilosoma, Tantilla, Telescopus, Texasophis, Trimorphodon, Zelceophis
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 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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