Definition of Genus Lampropeltis

1. Noun. King snakes and milk snakes.

Exact synonyms: Lampropeltis
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: King Snake, Kingsnake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lampropeltis

genus Lagerstroemia
genus Lagidium
genus Lagodon
genus Lagopus
genus Lagorchestes
genus Lagostomus
genus Lagothrix
genus Laguncularia
genus Lama
genus Lambertia
genus Lambis
genus Laminaria
genus Lamium
genus Lamna
genus Lampris
genus Lampropeltis (current term)
genus Languas
genus Lanius
genus Lansium
genus Lanthanotus
genus Laportea
genus Lappula
genus Lardizabala
genus Larix
genus Larrea
genus Larus
genus Lasiocampa
genus Lasiurus
genus Lasthenia
genus Lastreopsis

Literary usage of Genus Lampropeltis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Genus LAMPROPELTIS. Lampropeltis getula. King Snake. This large serpent is found only in the southern counties. ..."

2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1920)
"... genus Lampropeltis were borrowed for study by Dr. Blanchard, and the lizards of the genus Gerrhonotus were studied by Mr. Ivan Johnston. ..."

3. A New Genus and Species of Grasshopper from California by Morgan Hebard (1920)
"The snakes of the genus Lampropeltis were borrowed for study by Dr. Blanchard, and the lizards of the genus Gerrhonotus were studied by Mr. Ivan Johnston. ..."

4. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to by John Van Denburgh (1922)
"767. dorsal band purplish brown like the scales all with light centers; faces chiefly black. L. cata linen sis.—p. 769. snakes, of the genus Lampropeltis, ..."

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