Lampropeltis micropholis

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Ecuadorian milk snake
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species:
L. micropholis
Binomial name
Lampropeltis micropholis
Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis micropholis, commonly known as the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a species of milk snake.

It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and possibly Venezuela.

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References

  1. Rivas, G.; Schargel, W.; Urbina, N.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Lavin, P.; Ines Hladki, A.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Renjifo, J. (2022) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Lampropeltis micropholis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T67662806A217811917. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T67662806A217811917.en . Retrieved 20 May 2023.