Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Subspecies | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Colubridae | |
Similar Crotalus catalinensis, Desert kingsnake, Florida kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula holbrooki, Mexican black kingsnake | ||
Lampropeltis getula nitida, or the Baja cape kingsnake, is a subspecies of the common kingsnake, originating from Baja California, in Mexico.
They are a short, stocky snake, averaging at lower than five feet in length. They are chocolate-brown to black, with either a broken or unbroken stripe running the length of their body.
This subspecies is considered by some to be a hypermelanistic morph of the California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae).
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