Lampropeltis nigra, commonly known as the black kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake indigenous to the United States. It is a species of kingsnake.[2][3]
The black kingsnake is a large to medium constrictor. Adult specimens attain an average size of 90 to 122 centimetres (35 to 48 in) in total length, with some reaching maximum total lengths of 147 to 183 centimetres (58 to 72 in).[3][4] It is generally similar to L. getula getula, although its can be distinguished by its geography and appearance. It has a black body that is interspersed with widely spaced yellow or cream-colored speckles, larger and more numerous along the sides. The dorsum in some is unpatterned and in others crossbanded.[3] The venter displays a checked black and yellow (or cream) pattern. Ventral scales range from 197 to 222 in both sexes, with subcaudal scales ranging from 45 to 59 in males and 37 to 51 in females.[2][4]
The black kingsnake is found in the southeastern quarter of the United States, ranging from southern Illinois to Ohio, then down along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Alabama River watershed to the northern Gulf Coast in south Alabama and along the coast to the Mississippi River in Louisiana.[3][4]
Black kingsnakes occupy a wide variety of habitats and are one of the most frequently encountered species by humans in some states. Preferred habitats include abandoned farmsteads, debris piles, edges of floodplains, and thick brush around streams and swamps.[3]
Lampropeltis nigra, commonly known as the black kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake indigenous to the United States. It is a species of kingsnake.
Lampropeltis nigra Lampropeltis generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Colubridae familian sailkatuta dago.
Lampropeltis nigra Lampropeltis generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Colubridae familian sailkatuta dago.
Lampropeltis nigra est une espèce de serpent de la famille des Colubridae[1].
Cette espèce est endémique des États-Unis[1]. Elle se rencontre du Sud de l'Ohio et des régions adjacentes de l'Ouest de la Virginie, et, vers le Sud, jusqu'au centre de l'Alabama et au Kentucky.
Lampropeltis holbrooki[1] mesure de 90 à 122 cm mais peut atteindre exceptionnellement 180 cm. Son dos est noir. Sa face ventrale présente habituellement un motif en forme de damier blanc et noir.
Son nom d'espèce, du latin nigrans, « noir », lui a été donné en référence à la prédominance de la couleur noire chez de nombreux individus[1].
Lampropeltis nigra est une espèce de serpent de la famille des Colubridae.
Lampropeltis nigra là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Yarrow mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1882.[1]
Bài viết liên quan phân họ rắn Colubrinae này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Lampropeltis nigra là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn nước. Loài này được Yarrow mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1882.
