Lampropeltis getula brooksi (also known as Brooks' kingsnake) is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. Lampropeltis getula brooksi is one of several subspecies of Lampropeltis getula.[1]
| Lampropeltis getula brooksi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lampropeltis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | L. g. brooksi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Lampropeltis getula brooksi Barbour, 1919
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Etymology edit
The subspecific name, brooksi, is in honor of American zoologist Winthrop Sprague Brooks (1887–1965).[2]
Geographic range edit
L. g. brooksi is found in southern Florida.
References edit
- ^ "Lampropeltis getula ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lampropeltis getula brooksi, p. 40).