Louisiana Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura
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- L. t. amaura – Brazos Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- L. t. amaura – Brazos Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- L. t. amaura – Brazos Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- L. t. amaura Habitat – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- L. t. amaura – Montgomery Co, TX – photo by Robert Edwards
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis t. amaura occurs in scattered populations throughout the eastern third of Texas including the Gulf Coast barrier islands as far south as Corpus Christi where it appears to intergrade with Lampropeltis t. annulata.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis triangulum amaura (Cope 1860)
Genus: Lampropeltis, Greek – lampros = shining, beautiful + pelta = small shield – ref. smooth shiny dorsal scales typical of the genus
Species: triangulum, Latin– tri= three + angulum = angle or corner – ref. angle feature of pattern on head of type specimen
Subspecies: amaura, Greek – amauros = dark
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962