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Andean Milksnake

Lampropeltis micropholis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 23, February 20, March 24, April 30, May 19, June 15, July 26, August 16, September 15, October 12, November 13, December 17.
Colombia230
Ecuador87
Costa Rica53
Cundinamarca52
Antioquia50
Pichincha48
Panama25
Provincia Puntarenas21
Provincia de Chiriquí21
Valle del Cauca20

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusKingsnakes and Milk Snakes · Lampropeltis

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