Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana
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- L. p. pyromelana – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Kerby Ross
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- L. p. pyromelana – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Kerby Ross
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis p. pyromelana occurs in Arizona and New Mexico above the Mogollan Rim and in adjacent Utah and Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana (Cope- 1867)
Genus: Lampropeltis, Greek – lampros = shining, beautiful + pelta = small shield – ref. smooth shiny dorsal scales typical of the genus
Species/Subspecies: pyromelana, Greek – pyrrh= flame colored + melaina = black
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962