Reptiles › Colubrid Snakes
West Mexican Milksnake
Lampropeltis polyzona
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Central American MilksnakeLampropeltis abnorma
Tamaulipan MilksnakeLampropeltis annulata
Eastern MilksnakeLampropeltis triangulum
Ruthvens KingsnakeLampropeltis ruthveni
Variegated False Coral SnakePliocercus elapoides
Scarlet KingsnakeLampropeltis elapsoides
Balsas Coral SnakeMicrurus laticollaris
Andean MilksnakeLampropeltis micropholis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 606 |
|---|---|
| Jalisco | 119 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 78 |
| Sinaloa | 73 |
| Nayarit | 61 |
| Puebla | 52 |
| Oaxaca | 46 |
| Guanajuato | 44 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 34 |
| Guerrero | 18 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Colubrid Snakes · Colubridae |
| Genus | Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes · Lampropeltis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise West Mexican Milksnake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.