Lampropeltis webbi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Lampropeltis |
Species: | L. webbi |
Binomial name | |
Lampropeltis webbi Bryson, Dixon & Lazcano, 2005 |
Lampropeltis webbi is a species of king snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
The specific name, webbi, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert G. Webb.
Lampropeltis webbi has been found in rugged mixed boreal-tropical forest in a mountainous region, near the border between the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa. It is a very little known species.