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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 →

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

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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