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Lampropeltis getula
kingsnake
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		kingsnake
Park Synonyms:		Lampropeltis getula nigra

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


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


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Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Muir National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Saguaro National Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tuzigoot National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/6/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 2:34:06 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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