Definition of Lampropeltis

1. Noun. King snakes and milk snakes.

Exact synonyms: Genus Lampropeltis
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: King Snake, Kingsnake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lampropeltis

Lamium album
Lamium amplexicaule
Lammas
Lammas Day
Lammastide
Lamna
Lamna nasus
Lamnidae
Lampadist
Lampadists
Lampadrome
Lampridae
Lampris
Lampris guttatus
Lampris regius
Lampropeltis (current term)
Lampropeltis getulus
Lampropeltis triangulum
Lampung
Lampung Nyo
Lampyridae
Lamy
Lana
Lanai
Lanai Island
Lanarkshire
Lancashire
Lancashire boiler
Lancashire boilers
Lancaster

Literary usage of Lampropeltis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Leonhard Stejneger, Thomas Barbour (1917)
"RANGE : New Mexico and Eastern Arizona. Lampropeltis ... Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LACEPEDE) MILK-SNAKE Lampropeltis ..."

2. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"... a half-grown tree-toad (Hyla regilla). Nothing is known of its breeding habits. Genus 28. Lampropeltis. Lampropeltis, FITZINGER, Syst. Kept., 1843, p. ..."

3. The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species by John Van Denburgh (1897)
"... chiefly of insects, but one specimen had eaten a half-grown tree-toad (Hyla regula). Nothing is known of its breeding habits. Genus 28. Lampropeltis. ..."

4. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Lampropeltis getula. King Snake. This large serpent is found only in the southern counties. ... Lampropeltis triangula. Not very abundant, and is a stupid ..."

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