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Reptile and Amphibian Encyclopedia > Snakes > Milk Snakes
Milk SnakesThe Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) is a species of kingsnake. There are 25 subspecies among the milk snakes, including the commonly named scarlet kingsnake (L. t. elapsoides). The subspecies have strikingly different appearance, and many of them have their own common names. Some authorities suggest that this species may be split into several separate species. They are distributed from southeastern Canada, through most of the continental United States, to Central America, down to western Ecuador and northern Venezuela of northern South America. They grow 20 to 60 inches (51 to 150 cm) long.
Milk Snakes
- Guatemalan Milksnake, L. t. abnorma (Bocourt, 1886)
- Louisiana Milksnake, L. t. amaura (Cope, 1861)
- Andean Milksnake, L. t. andesiana (Williams, 1978)
- Mexican Milksnake, L. t. annulata (Kennicott, 1861)
- Jalisco Milksnake, L. t. arcifera (Werner, 1903)
- Blanchard's Milksnake, L. t. blanchardi (Stuart, 1935)
- Pueblan Milksnake, L. t. campbelli (Quinn, 1983)
- New Mexico Milksnake, L. t. celaenops (Stejneger, 1903)
- Conant's Milksnake, L. t. conanti (Williams, 1978)
- Dixon's Milksnake, L. t. dixoni (Quinn, 1983)
- Scarlet Kingsnake L. t. elapsoides (Holbrook, 1838)
- Black Milksnake, L. t. gaigeae (Dunn, 1937)
- Central Plains Milksnake, L. t. gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Honduran Milksnake, L. t. hondurensis (Williams, 1978)
- Ecuadoran Milksnake, L. t. micropholis (Cope, 1860)
- Pale Milksnake, L. t. multistrata (Kennicott, 1861)
- Nelson's Milksnake, L. t. nelsoni (Blanchard, 1920)
- Pacific American Milksnake, L. t. oligozona (Bocourt, 1886)
- Atlantic Central American Milksnake, L. t. polyzona (Cope, 1861)
- Sinaloan Milksnake, L. t. sinaloae (Williams, 1978)
- Smith's Milksnake, L. t. smithi (Williams, 1978)
- Stuart's Milksnake, L. t. stuarti (Williams, 1978)
- Red Milksnake, L. t. syspila (Cope, 1889)
- Utah Milksnake, L. t. taylori (Tanner & Loomis, 1957)
- Eastern Milksnake, L. t. triangulum (Lacépède 1788)
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