Mexican Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum annulata
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- L. t. annulata – Jim Hogg Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- L. t. annulata – McMullen Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- L. t. annulata – Nueces Co, TX – photo by Todd Hughes
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- L. t. annulata Habitat – Jim Hogg Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis t. annulata occurs only in the central and southern portions of Texas, including the Gulf Coast barrier islands near Corpus Christi where it appears to intergrade with Lampropeltis t. amaura.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis triangulum annulata (Kennicot – 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: annulata, Latin – annulus = ringed
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962
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