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Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri, the Glossary

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Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri, currently known as lampropeltis leonis, or Nuevo León kingsnake, variable kingsnake, or Thayer's kingsnake, is a nonvenomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Arthur Loveridge, Colubridae, Constriction, Dorsal scales, Melanism, Mexico, Oviparity, Tamaulipas.

  2. Lampropeltis
  3. Mexican Plateau

Arthur Loveridge

Arthur Loveridge (28 May 1891 – 16 February 1980) was a British biologist and herpetologist who wrote about animals in East Africa, particularly Tanzania, and New Guinea.

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Colubridae

Colubridae (commonly known as colubrids, from coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes.

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Constriction

Constriction is a method used by several snake species to kill or subdue their prey.

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Dorsal scales

In snakes, the dorsal scales are the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, but do not include the ventral scales.

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Melanism

Melanism is the congenital excess of melanin in an organism resulting in dark pigment.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Oviparity

Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (known as laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings known as hatchlings with little or no embryonic development within the mother.

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Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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See also

Lampropeltis

Mexican Plateau

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_mexicana_thayeri

Also known as Nuevo León kingsnake, Thayer's kingsnake, Thayeri kingsnake.