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Lampropeltis getula
''Lampropeltis getula'', commonly known as the eastern kingsnake,〔Conant R. 1975. ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. (First published in 1958). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 429 pp + 48 plates. ISBN 0-395-19979-4 (hardcover), ISBN 0-395-19977-8 (paperback).〕 common kingsnake,〔Behler JL, King FW. 1979. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. LCCCN 79-2217. ISBN 0-394-50824-6.〕 or chain kingsnake〔Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.〕 (more), is a harmless colubrid species endemic to the United States and Mexico. It has long been a favorite among collectors.〔 Eight subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
==Description==
Adult specimens can range from in length.〔Burnie D, Wilson DE. 2001. ''Animal''. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. 624 pp. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.〕〔()〕 Speckled Kingsnakes are the smallest race on average, at (in snout-to-vent length) on average, while the nominate is the largest, at on average.〔 Specimens up to have been recorded.〔()〕 Weight can vary from in a small specimen of in length, to in large specimens, of over in length.〔〔()〕
The color pattern consists of a glossy black, blue-black or dark brown ground color overlaid with a series of 23-52 white chain-like rings.〔〔Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.〕
King snakes from the Coastal Plain have wider bands, while those found in mountainous areas have thinner bands or may be completely black.
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