Central Plains Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis
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- L. t. gentilis – Russell Co, KS – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- L. t. gentilis – Eastern Colorado – photo by Michael Price
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis t. gentilis occurs in north-central Texas and the western Pan Handle region of Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis (Baird & Girard 1853)
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: gentilis, Latin = clansman, kinsman
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jeager 1962