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Basic information
Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusKingsnakes and Milk Snakes
- Czech name
- Korálovka prérijní
- English name
- Prairie Kingsnake
- Alternative names
- Yellow-bellied Kingsnake
- Synonyms
- Coluber calligaster, Ophibolus evansii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Prairie, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Plant litter, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,427 mm
- Body mass
- max 289.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2.88 g
- Offspring total length
- max 275 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 23.8 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 31.7–33 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–21 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3S4VG · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15114 · dryad-v5