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Lampropeltis triangulum
Eastern Milk Snake, Eastern Milksnake
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis, Lampropeltis triangulum multistriata

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Lampropeltis, Species Lampropeltis triangulum


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Badlands National Park
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Canaveral National Seashore
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colorado National Monument	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Union National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Petrified Forest National Park
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument


Last Modified Date:	8/11/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:23:39 PM

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