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Basic information
Lampropeltis triangulum
Central Plains Milksnake [gentilis]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyColubrids
GenusKingsnakes and milk snakes
- Czech name
- Korálovka sedlatá
- English name
- Central Plains Milksnake [gentilis]
- Alternative names
- (Östliche) Dreiecksnatter, Barila, Eastern Milk Snake, Eastern Milksnake, Louisiana Milksnake [amaura], Mexican Milksnake [annulata], Milchschlange, Milk Snake, New Mexico Milksnake [celaenops], Pale Milksnake [multistriata], Red milk snake, Red Milksnake, Red Milksnake [syspila], Rote Königsnatter, Scarlet Kingsnake, Utah Milksnake [taylori]
- Synonyms
- Coluber eximius, Coluber triangulum, Lampropeltis amaura, Ophibolus clericus, Ophibolus doliatus collaris, Ophibolus doliatus parallelus, Ophibolus doliatus syspilus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,000 mm
- Body mass
- max 598.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 15.5 g
- Offspring total length
- max 225 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22.6 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–24 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3S4WF · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15128 · dryad-v5