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Lampropeltis zonata (California Mountain Kingsnake)

Synonyms: Coluber zonatus

Wikipedia Abstract

Lampropeltis zonata, or the California Mountain Kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake. It is a coral snake mimic, having a similar pattern consisting of red, black and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless. As its name suggests, the California mountain kingsnake, is found mostly in the mountains of its region.
View Wikipedia Record: Lampropeltis zonata

Infraspecies

Lampropeltis zonata agalma (Mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata herrerae (Mountain kingsnake) (Critically Endangered)
Lampropeltis zonata multicincta (Sierra mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata multifasciata (Coastal mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra (San Bernadino mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata pulchra (San Diego mountain kingsnake)
Lampropeltis zonata zonata (St Helena mountain kingsnake)

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  29 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Baja California desert Mexico Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
California coastal sage and chaparral Mexico, United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
California interior chaparral and woodlands United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
California montane chaparral and woodlands United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Central and Southern Cascades forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Eastern Cascades forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Klamath-Siskiyou forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Sierra Nevada forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve 153447 California, United States  
Fairfield Osborn Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 190 California, United States
Landels-Hill Big Creek Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 45 California, United States
Lassen Volcanic National Park II 29388 California, United States
McCloud River Preserve Conservation Easement 1693 California, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Parque Nacional de Sierra San Pedro Martir National Park II 180607 Baja California, Mexico  
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 6101 California, United States
San Dimas Biosphere Reserve 17161 California, United States  
San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve 4527 California, United States  
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area V 38440 California, United States
Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve II 172261 California, United States
Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area V 197791 California, United States
Williams Wildlife Preserve Wildlife Reserve   California, United States        
Yosemite National Park II 95209 California, United States

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

Prey / Diet

Cnemidophorus tigris (Western whiptail)[2]
Elgaria multicarinata (Southern Alligator Lizard)[2]
Empidonax oberholseri (Dusky Flycatcher)[2]
Oreortyx pictus (Mountain Quail)[2]
Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)[2]
Plestiodon gilberti (Gilbert's Skink)[2]
Sceloporus graciosus (Sagebrush Lizard)[2]
Sceloporus occidentalis (Western Fence Lizard, Pacific blue-bellied lizard)[2]
Sorex palustris (water shrew)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aegolius acadicus (Northern Saw-whet Owl)1
Arizona elegans (arenicola)1
Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl)1
Bubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl)1
Glaucidium gnoma (Northern Pygmy-Owl)1
Hypsiglena torquata (Night Snake)3
Pituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake)2
Thamnophis ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake)1
Tyto alba (Barn Owl)1
Urocyon littoralis (Island Fox)1

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museumagalma
Coyote Point Museum
Fresno Chaffee Zoopulchra
Happy Hollow Zoopulchra
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardensparvirubra
Nashville Zoo at Grassmereherrerae
Orange County Zooparvirubra
Oregon Zoo
Phoenix Zoozonata
San Diego Zoopulchra
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens
Sequoia Park Zoo
Thuringer Zoopark Erfurt
Zoo Dresden GmbH
Zoo Hannover GmbH

Range Map

Link to Map
USA (Oregon, Washington, California), Mexico (Baja California Norte);

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Uetz P., , TIGR Reptile Database in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Feeding Ecology of the California Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis zonata (Colubridae), Harry W. Greene and Javier A. Rodríguez-Robles, Copeia, 2003(2), pp. 308–314
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011