Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
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- L. g. holbrooki – Brazoria Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- L. g. holbrooki – Harris Co, TX – photo by Michael Price
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- L. g. holbrooki – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- L. g. holbrooki – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- L. g. holbrooki – Newton Co, TX – photo by Matt Hollanders
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- L. g. holbrooki – Upper Texas Coast – photo by Kyle Elmore
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis g. holbrookia occurs throughout the eastern portion of Texas. It intergrades with Lampropeltis g. splendida in the western part of its range.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis getula holbrooki (Stejneger – 1902)
Genus: Lampropeltis, Greek – lampros = shining, beautiful + pelta = small shield – ref. smooth shiny dorsal scales typical of the genus
Species: getula, Latin – getulus = belonging to the Getulians of Morocco, N. Africa – poss. ref. chain pattern of the eastern species, poss. error in location data
Subspecies: holbrooki, honors John Edward Holbrook
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962