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SONORAN MOUNTAIN KINGSNAKE
Lampropeltis pyromelana

Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis pyromelana   Lampropeltis   pyromelana   from   Yavapai   County,   Arizona
                                                                        Photo by Kerby Ross 		Sonoran Kingsnake - Lampropeltis pyromelana  Lampropeltis   pyromelana   from   Cochise   County,   Arizona
                                                                        Photo by Diego Ortiz

Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis pyromelana Lampropeltis   pyromelana   from   the  Santa   Rita  Mountains
of southern Arizona                                    Photo by Robert Bichler 		Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis pyromelana Lampropeltis pyromelana  from Yavapai County, Arizona with a
greatly reduced amount of red pigmentation      Photo by Kerby Ross

Habitat of Lampropeltis pyromelana in Catalina Mountains of Arizona
Habitat of Lampropeltis   pyromelana  in the Catalina Mountains
of Pima County, Arizona                               Photo by James D. Bear



Distribution:  In our region, this species occurs in southwestern New Mexico, northward throughout much of Arizona and into central Utah and the south and eastern portions of Nevada.

Legal Status:  The Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake is a protected species in Utah and Nevada. The species is not protected in Arizona and New Mexico.






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