Lampropeltis elapsoides

Translingual

Lampropeltis elapsoides, US-GA.

Etymology

Binomial compound of Lampropeltis f (“kingsnake, milk snake”) +‎ New Latin elapsoīdēs m or f (“elapsoid, similar to Elaps-genus snakes”), literally “elapsoid kingsnake/milk snake”. The species is named as such due to its visual similarity to coral snakes, many formerly placed in the genus Elaps.

Proper noun

Lampropeltis elapsoides f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Colubridae – scarlet kingsnake or scarlet milk snake.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - infraorder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Colubridae - family; Colubrinae - subfamily; Lampropeltis - genus

References

• Lampropeltis elapsoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lampropeltis elapsoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lampropeltis elapsoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons