# Lampropeltini

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Tribe of snakes

Lampropeltini Temporal range: Early Miocene – present, 23–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1] Milk snake, Lampropeltis triangulum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Tribe: Lampropeltini Dowling, 1975 Genera Senticolis Dowling & Fries, 1987 Pantherophis Fitzinger, 1843 Pituophis Holbrook, 1842 Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988 Rhinocheilus Baird & Girard, 1853 Pseudelaphe Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943 Arizona Kennicott, 1859 Cemophora Cope, 1860 Lampropeltis Fitzinger, 1843

**Lampropeltini** is a tribe of [colubrid](/source/Colubridae) [snake](/source/Snake) [endemic](/source/Endemic) to the [New World](/source/New_World). These include the [kingsnakes](/source/Kingsnake), [milk snake](/source/Milk_snake), [corn snake](/source/Corn_snake), [gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes](/source/Pituophis). At least 51 species have been recognized and the group have been heavily studied for biogeography, morphology, ecology, and phylogenetics.[1][2]

## Taxonomy

The internal relationships among the genera has been disputed, but generally the most supported placement of the genera are as follows:

- The basal placement of *[Senticolis](/source/Senticolis)*[1][3][4][2]

- The sister relationship between *[Pantherophis](/source/Pantherophis)* and *[Pituophis](/source/Pituophis)*,[1][3][2] with at least one study in 2016 suggesting the former genus is paraphyletic in respect to the latter[4]

- The sister relationship between *[Cemophora](/source/Cemophora)* and *[Lampropeltis](/source/Lampropeltis)*[1][3][4][2]

- A clade consisting of genera of *[Rhinocheilus](/source/Rhinocheilus)*, *[Pseudelaphe](/source/Pseudelaphe)*, and *[Arizona](/source/Arizona_(snake))*[1][3][4][2]

Pyron and Burbink (2009) phylogeny of the tribe using 31 species using 7 loci (1 [nDNA](/source/Nuclear_DNA) and 6 [mtDNA](/source/Mitochondrial_DNA)), as well as incorporating the fossil record:[1]

Lampropeltini Senticolis Pituophis Pantherophis Bogertophis Pseudelaphe Rhinocheilus Arizona Cemophora Lampropeltis

Lampropeltini section from Pryon et al. (2013) in their large scale squamate phylogeny using 4,161 species on 12,896 base pairs from 12 loci (7 nDNA and 5 mtDNA):[3]

Lampropeltini Senticolis Pituophis Pantherophis Bogertophis Rhinocheilus Arizona Pseudelaphe Cemophora Lampropeltis

Lampropeltini section from Figueroa et al. (2016) in their large scale snake phylogeny using 1,745 species on 9,523 base pairs from 10 loci (5 nDNA and 5 mtDNA):[4]

Lampropeltini Senticolis Rhinocheilus Arizona Pseudelaphe Pantherophis (=Scotophis) Pantherophis sensu stricto Pituophis Bogertophis Cemophora Lampropeltis

Dahn et al. (2018) use 20 out of the 51 known species using 14 loci:[2]

Lampropeltini Senticolis Pituophis Pantherophis Bogertophis Pseudelaphe Arizona Rhinocheilus Cemophora Lampropeltis

## Description

[California kingsnake](/source/California_kingsnake) (*Lampropeltis californiae*) eating a [gopher snake](/source/Gopher_snake) (*Pituophis catenifer*)

Some species are among the longest species (*[Pantherophis obsoletus](/source/Pantherophis_obsoletus)*)[5] and largest species (*[Pituophis catenifer](/source/Pituophis_catenifer)*)[6][7][8][9][10] in North America. A lot of species also have evolved to predate and consume other species of snakes, most notably among the species in the genus *Lampropeltis*.[11] All species kill their prey through constriction. Many species are in captivity such as kingsnakes and corn snakes.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-pyronburbrink2009_1-6) Pyron, R. A.; Burbrink, F. T. (2009). "Neogene diversification and taxonomic stability in the snake tribe Lampropeltini (Serpentes: Colubridae)". *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution*. **52** (2): 524–529. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2009MolPE..52..524P](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MolPE..52..524P). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/j.ympev.2009.02.008](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ympev.2009.02.008). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [19236930](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19236930).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-dahnetal2018_2-5) Dahn, H. A.; Strickland, J. L.; Osorio, A.; Colston, T. J.; Parkinson, C. L. (2018). ["Hidden diversity within the depauperate genera of the snake tribe Lampropeltini (Serpentes, Colubridae)"](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ympev.2018.08.018). *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution*. **129**: 214–225. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2018MolPE.129..214D](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MolPE.129..214D). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/j.ympev.2018.08.018](https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ympev.2018.08.018). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [30189319](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30189319).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PyronSquamtes_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PyronSquamtes_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PyronSquamtes_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PyronSquamtes_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-PyronSquamtes_3-4) Pyron; Burbrink; Wiens (2013). ["A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682911). *BMC Evolutionary Biology*. **13** (1): 93. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2013BMCEE..13...93P](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013BMCEE..13...93P). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1186/1471-2148-13-93](https://doi.org/10.1186%2F1471-2148-13-93). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [3682911](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682911). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [23627680](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23627680).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Figueroa16_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Figueroa16_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Figueroa16_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Figueroa16_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Figueroa16_4-4) Figueroa, A.; McKelvy, A. D.; Grismer, L. L.; Bell, C. D.; Lailvaux, S. P. (2016). ["A species-level phylogeny of extant snakes with description of a new colubrid subfamily and genus"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014348). *PLOS ONE*. **11** (9) e0161070. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2016PLoSO..1161070F](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016PLoSO..1161070F). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1371/journal.pone.0161070](https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0161070). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [5014348](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014348). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [27603205](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27603205).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DNR_5-0)** [Species profile: Minnesota DNR](http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=ARADB13030). Dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved on 2012-12-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Roots, Clive (2006). [*Hibernation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQFuLZBIC0C&pg=PA89). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 89. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-313-33544-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-313-33544-0).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sterner, RT; Petersen, BE; Shumake, SA; Gaddis, SE; Bourassa, JB; Felix, TA; Ames, AD (2002). "Movements of a bullsnake (*Pituophis catenifer*) following predation of a radio-collared northern pocket gopher (*Thomomys talpoides*)". *Western North American Naturalist*. **62** (2): 240–242.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Kaufman, GA; [Gibbons, JW](/source/J._Whitfield_Gibbons) (1975). "Weight-Length Relationships in Thirteen Species of Snakes in the Southeastern United States". *Herpetologica*. **31** (1): 31–37.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Conant1975_11-0)** [Conant, R.](/source/Roger_Conant_(herpetologist)) (1975). *A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition*. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 429 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-395-19977-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-395-19977-8) (paperback). (Genus *Lampropeltis*, p. 201.)

Taxon identifiers Lampropeltini Wikidata: Q63847961 Taxonomicon: 4684902

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