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Basic information
Lampropeltis nigra
Black Kingsnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusKingsnakes and milk snakes
- Czech name
- Korálovka černá
- English name
- Black Kingsnake
- Alternative names
- Korálovka pruhovaná tmavá, Eastern Black Kingsnake, Schwarze Königsnatter
- Synonyms
- Ophibolus getulus niger
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,473 mm
- SVL
- max 652 mm
- Body mass
- max 313.4 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 15.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.5 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–24 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3S4W2 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15123 · dryad-v5