Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lampropeltis
- Also known as
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Kingsnake research
161 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- Burmese Pythons
CRC Press eBooks · 2017 · cited 131 times
- Blue Tails and Autotomy: Enhancement of Predation Avoidance in Juvenile Skinks
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · 1985 · cited 128 times
- Response of Herpetofaunal Communities to Forest Cutting and Burning at Chesapeake Farms, Maryland1
The American Midland Naturalist · 1998 · cited 95 times
- Feeding ecology of North American gopher snakes (Pituophis catenifer, Colubridae)
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2002 · cited 94 times
- Effects of Incubation Temperature on Behavior of Young Black Racers (Coluber constrictor) and Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getulus)
Journal of Herpetology · 1990 · cited 83 times
- Patterns of Snake Predation at Songbird Nests in Missouri and Texas
Journal of Herpetology · 2005 · cited 74 times
- Reptile and Amphibian Responses to Large-Scale Wildfires in Southern California
Journal of Herpetology · 2010 · cited 66 times
- Lineage diversification in a widespread species: roles for niche divergence and conservatism in the common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula.
Molecular ecology · 2009 · cited 65 times
Kingsnake natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Aberrant phenotype
Kevin M. Enge · 2022 · Herpetological Review 53(1): 151–152 · Read the note
Bicephaly
Lance Paden · 2020 · Herpetological Review 51(1): 147 · Read the note
Diet
J. Sean Doody, George L. Heinrich, Madden Haag, Tyler Krotenberg, Roel de Plecker, and Alexander Alken · 2025 · Herpetological Review 56(2): 214–215 · Read the note
2014 · Herpetological Review 45(3): 516–517 · Read the note
Diet and habitat use
Cord B. Eversole · 2018 · Herpetological Review 49(2): 344–345 · Read the note
Oophagy
1995 · Herpetological Review 26(2): 101–102 · Read the note
Scavenging and diet
Andrew M. Durso, E. Pierson Hill, and Kimberly J. Sash · 2010 · Herpetological Review 41(1): 94 · Read the note
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