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Lampropeltis splendida (Desert kingsnake)

Synonyms: Lampropeltis getula splendida; Ophibolus splendidus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.50 lbs (2.041 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Male Maturity [1]  3 years
Gestation [1]  59 days
Litter Size [1]  11
Maximum Longevity [1]  33 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0