New Mexico Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops
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- L. t. celaenops – Bernalillo Co, NM – photo by Linda Butler
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- L. t. celaenops – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Dell Despain
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- L. t. celaenops – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Dell Despain
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- L. t. celaenops – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Bill Koenig
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- L. t. celaenops – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Bill Koenig
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- L. t. celaenops – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Bill Koenig
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- L. t. celaenops – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Bill Koenig
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- L. t. celaenops – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Bill Koenig
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- L. t. celaenops – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Krista Bakke
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- L. t. celaenops – Crane Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- L. t. celaenops – Crockett Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- L. t. celaenops – Crockett Co, TX – photo by Rob Klockman
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- L. t. celaenops – Crockett Co, TX – photo by Travis Dimler
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- L. t. celaenops Habitat – Jeff Davis Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis t. celaenops occurs in the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend Regions of Texas, throughout the eastern and northern portions of New Mexico and in northern Arizona. There is also a small isolated milksnake population in Cochise County, Arizona that has thus far been regarded as being celaenops.
LEGAL STATUS: Lampropeltis t. celaenops is protected in Cochise County, Arizona.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis triangulum cleanops (Stejneger – 1903)
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: celaenops, Greek– kelainos = black, dark + ops = of the face – ref. black head color
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962
Gr. kelainos black, dark and Gr. -ops of the face — ref. black color of head