Species: Lampropeltis zonata

California Mountain Kingsnake
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Reptilia

    Order

    Squamata

    Family

    Colubridae

    Genus

    Lampropeltis

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Reptiles - Snakes
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Reptilia - Squamata - Colubridae - Lampropeltis - , by Grismer (2002).
    Migration
    true - false - false
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Eats lizards, squamate eggs, mammals, and birds; juveniles feed on lizards, especially spiny lizards (<i>Sceloporus</i>) and skinks (<i>Eumeces</i>) (Greene and Rodriguez-Robles (2003).
    Reproduction Comments
    Limited data indicate that mating occurs in April-May, clutch size is 2-9 (usually 4-6?), egg laying occurs in June-July (captives may lay as late as August), incubation in captivity may last 53-63 days, and hatching occurs in August-September; apparently, not all mature females breed each year (Goldberg 1995).
    Length
    102
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G4G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2005-09-09
    Global Status Last Changed
    2001-05-21
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?US.CA=SNR&US.OR=S4&US.WA=S2" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    F - 20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles) - F - The range extends from southwestern Oregon south along coastal and interior mountains of California to northern Baja California (Sierra Juarez, Sierra San Pedro Martir), with isolated populations in south-central Washington and apparently also adjacent northern Oregon, from near sea level to about 2,750 meters (9,000 feet) (Stebbins 2003). The population on the southern island of Isla Todos Santos, Baja California, was treated as a distinct species, <i>L. herrerae</i>, by Grismer (2002).
    Global Range Code
    F
    Global Range Description
    20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
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