Colubridae

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Lampropeltis californiae (Blainville, 1835)

Lampropeltis californiae (Blainville, 1835)

Lampropeltis californiae (Blainville, 1835)

Lampropeltis californiae, the California kingsnake, is a common North American snake with banded patterning and oviparous reproduction.

Lampropeltis knoblochi Taylor, 1940

Lampropeltis knoblochi Taylor, 1940

Lampropeltis knoblochi Taylor, 1940

Lampropeltis knoblochi is a colubrid coral snake mimic endemic to mountainous Sonoran Desert regions of Sonora, Mexico.

Lampropeltis pyromelana (Cope, 1866)

Lampropeltis pyromelana (Cope, 1866)

Lampropeltis pyromelana (Cope, 1866)

Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran/Arizona mountain kingsnake, is a southwestern US snake that grows up to 36 inches long.

Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington, 1835)

Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington, 1835)

Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington, 1835)

Lampropeltis zonata, the California mountain kingsnake, is a banded colubrid snake endemic to mountain areas of western North America.

Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Lampropeltis gentilis is a nonvenomous colubrid snake with multiple common names found in the United States.

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

Lampropeltis annulata, the non-venomous Mexican milksnake, is a coral snake mimic found in northeastern Mexico and southwestern US.

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)

Lampropeltis triangulum, the milk snake, is a varied North and Central American colubrid with mimicry of coral snakes.

Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis polyzona, the Atlantic Central American milksnake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico.

Lampropeltis micropholis Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis micropholis Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis micropholis Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis micropholis, the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a milk snake species found in Central and northern South America.

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840)

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840)

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840)

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, the mole kingsnake, is a nonvenomous secretive fossorial snake native to the southeastern US.

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)

Hierophis gemonensis, the Balkan whip snake, is a slender scaled snake found across parts of the Balkans and Greek islands.

Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)

Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)

Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)

Hierophis viridiflavus, the green whip snake, is a European slender snake species with two recognized subspecies living in varied habitats.

Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834)

Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834)

Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834)

Hemorrhois nummifer is a harmless diurnal snake found across parts of Asia, Europe, and northern Africa.

Hemorrhois algirus (Jan, 1863)

Hemorrhois algirus (Jan, 1863)

Hemorrhois algirus (Jan, 1863)

The Algerian whip snake (Hemorrhois algirus) is a non-venomous colubrid found across northwestern Africa and Egypt.

Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemorrhois hippocrepis, the horseshoe whip snake, is an oviparous colubrid found across North Africa and parts of Europe.

Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832)

Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832)

Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832)

Hemorrhois ravergieri is a snake species with distinct dark patterning found across parts of Europe and Asia.

Gyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1893)

Gyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1893)

Gyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1893)

Gyalopion quadrangulare is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in Arizona, US, and Mexico.

Gyalopion canum (Cope, 1860)

Gyalopion canum (Cope, 1860)

Gyalopion canum (Cope, 1860)

Gyalopion canum, the Western hooknose snake, is a small oviparous snake found in the southwestern US and northern/central Mexico.

Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827)

Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827)

Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827)

Gonyosoma oxycephalum is a robust Southeast Asian tree snake with variable coloration, hatching from 3–8 laid eggs.

Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853)

Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853)

Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853)

Gonyosoma frenatum is a green snake species described by Gray 1853, native to parts of South and East Asia.

Gonyosoma coeruleum Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang & Rao, 2021

Gonyosoma coeruleum Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang & Rao, 2021

Gonyosoma coeruleum Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang & Rao, 2021

Gonyosoma coeruleum is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in five countries across East and Southeast Asia.

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel, 1837)

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel, 1837)

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel, 1837)

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus, the emerald snake, is an African colubrid snake species described by Schlegel in 1837.

Ficimia streckeri Taylor, 1931

Ficimia streckeri Taylor, 1931

Ficimia streckeri Taylor, 1931

Ficimia streckeri, the Mexican hooknose snake, is a small snake found in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, with an upturned snout.

Ficimia publia Cope, 1866

Ficimia publia Cope, 1866

Ficimia publia Cope, 1866

The blotched hooknose snake (Ficimia publia) is a colubrid snake native to parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

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