Black/Speckled² Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis nigra)
Yarrow, 1882
Genus
Lampropeltis
Species
getula¹ nigra
Subspecies
nigra¹
Common Name
Black Kingsnake, Speckled Kingsnake²
Other Names
Guinea Snake, Say’s Kingsnake
Conservation
Status
Global: G5
Alabama: S5
(What does this mean?)
Alabama Speckled High Conservation Concern: P2²
Alabama Black Low Conservation Concern: P4
Taxa imperiled because of three of four of the following rarity; very limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems; specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors. Timely research and/or conservation action needed.
Taxa that are secure, yet conservation concerns exist because of one of four of the following: relative abundance; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems; specialized habitat needs/increasing habitat vulnerability due to natural/human-caused factors. Research on specific problems suggested.
Taxon
Lampropeltis getula nigra — GUYER et al. 2018 get paper here
Lampropeltis getulus nigra — BURT 1935
Lampropeltis getula nigra — CONANT 1938
Lampropeltis getulus niger — SEUFER & JAUCH 1980
Lampropeltis getula niger — CROTHER 2000: 64
Lampropeltis getula nigra — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 419
Lampropeltis nigra — PYRON & BURBRINK 2009
Lampropeltis nigra — WALLACH et al. 2014: 358
Lampropeltis getula nigra — GUYER et al. 2018
¹ Evaluation and research conducted by GUYER et al. 2018 does not recognize elevation to species status.
² The state of Alabama ADCNR recognizes the speckled variant as warranting conservation interest.
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Smooth dorsal scales in 19-25 rows usually 21 (midbody). A single anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudial scales.
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