Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Lampropeltis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Lampropeltis gentilis, formally described by Baird & Girard in 1853, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It has multiple common names: the western milksnake, Central Plains milksnake, pale milksnake, Utah milksnake, and New Mexico milksnake. This species occurs in the United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Lampropeltis

More from Colubridae

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