Eastern Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
Lacépède, 1789
Genus
Lampropeltis
Species
triangulum
Subspecies
triangulum
Common Name
Eastern Milk Snake
Other Names
Chicken Snake, Cow-Sucker, Milk Sucker
Conservation
Status
Global: G5
Alabama: SNR
(What does this mean?)
Alabama Moderate Conservation Concern: P3
Taxa with conservation problems because of insufficient data or because of two of four of the following: small populations; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human caused factors. Research and/or conservation action recommended.
Taxon
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — GUYER et al. 2018
Coluber triangulum LACÉPÈDE 1789: 86
Coluber doliatus — SHAW & NODDER 1795: plate 254
Coluber eximius HARLAN 1827
Ophibolus clericus BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Ablabes triangulum — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 315 (?)
Lampropeltis triangula — COPE 1860: 256
Lampropeltis amaura COPE 1861: 258 (footnote)
Coronella eximia — JAN 1866 ?
Ophibolus doliatus amaura — COPE 1875: 36 (part.)
Ophibolus triangulus — GARMAN 1884: 66
Ophibolus doliatus parallelus COPE 1889: 385
Ophibolus doliatus syspilus COPE 1889: 381 (part.)
Ophibolus doliatus collaris COPE 1889: 383
Lampropeltis doliatus syspilus — HAY 1892: 516 (part.)
Coronella annulata — GÜNTHER 1893 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Ophibolus doliatus annulatus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus syspilus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus parallelus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus collaris — COPE 1893: 1068
Ophibolus doliatus clericus — COPE 1893: 1068
Coronella triangulum collaris — BOETTGER 1898: 72
Osceola doliata syspila — COPE 1900: 891 (part.)
Osceola doliata parallela — COPE 1900: 893
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917: 90 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — RUTHVEN 1919: 3 (part.)
Lampropeltis polyzonus — DITMARS 1934 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — BURT 1935 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — BURT 1935 (part.)
Lampropeltis polyzona blanchardi — SCHMIDT & ANDREWS 1936 (VILLA et al.)
Lampropeltis doliata amaura — KLAUBER 1948: 11 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — STEBBINS 1985: 194
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — MEHRTENS 1987: 128
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 207
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 210 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 208 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — LINER 1994
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CROTHER 2000: 64
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CROTHER 2000: 64 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 432 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CROTHER 2000: 64 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 434 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 425
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CROTHER et al. 2012
Lampropeltis triangulum — CROTHER et al. 2012
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CROTHER et al. 2012 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CROTHER et al. 2012 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — RUANE et al. 2014
Lampropeltis triangulum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 359
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — GUYER et al. 2018
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — GUYER et al. 2018
Coluber doliatus — SHAW & NODDER 1795: plate 254
Coluber eximius HARLAN 1827
Ophibolus clericus BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
Ablabes triangulum — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 315 (?)
Lampropeltis triangula — COPE 1860: 256
Lampropeltis amaura COPE 1861: 258 (footnote)
Coronella eximia — JAN 1866 ?
Ophibolus doliatus amaura — COPE 1875: 36 (part.)
Ophibolus triangulus — GARMAN 1884: 66
Ophibolus doliatus parallelus COPE 1889: 385
Ophibolus doliatus syspilus COPE 1889: 381 (part.)
Ophibolus doliatus collaris COPE 1889: 383
Lampropeltis doliatus syspilus — HAY 1892: 516 (part.)
Coronella annulata — GÜNTHER 1893 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Ophibolus doliatus annulatus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus syspilus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus parallelus — COPE 1893: 1067
Ophibolus doliatus collaris — COPE 1893: 1068
Ophibolus doliatus clericus — COPE 1893: 1068
Coronella triangulum collaris — BOETTGER 1898: 72
Osceola doliata syspila — COPE 1900: 891 (part.)
Osceola doliata parallela — COPE 1900: 893
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917: 90 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — RUTHVEN 1919: 3 (part.)
Lampropeltis polyzonus — DITMARS 1934 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — BURT 1935 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — BURT 1935 (part.)
Lampropeltis polyzona blanchardi — SCHMIDT & ANDREWS 1936 (VILLA et al.)
Lampropeltis doliata amaura — KLAUBER 1948: 11 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — STEBBINS 1985: 194
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — MEHRTENS 1987: 128
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 207
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 210 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 208 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — LINER 1994
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CROTHER 2000: 64
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CROTHER 2000: 64 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 432 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CROTHER 2000: 64 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 434 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 425
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — CROTHER et al. 2012
Lampropeltis triangulum — CROTHER et al. 2012
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura — CROTHER et al. 2012 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — CROTHER et al. 2012 (part.)
Lampropeltis triangulum — RUANE et al. 2014
Lampropeltis triangulum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 359
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum — GUYER et al. 2018
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila — GUYER et al. 2018
Description:
Description
Scale distinction: Smooth dorsal scales in 19-21 rows (midbody). A single anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Split subcaudial scales.
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