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Kingsnakes are common pet snakes of the genus Lampropeltis (subfamily Colubrinae, family Colubridae). Kingsnakes include scarlet kingsnakes (''L. triangulum elapsoides''), grey-banded kingsnakes (''L. alterna''), Californian kingsnakes (''L. getulus californae'') and Florida kingsnakes (''L. getulus floridana''). The common kingsnake (''L. getulus'') has a wide range of North America. Environmental requirements include a temperature range of 23-30°C and a humidity of 50-70%. They are terrestrial snakes.[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]
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Kingsnakes are common pet snakes of the genus Lampropeltis (subfamily Colubrinae, family [[Colubridae]]). They include scarlet kingsnakes (''L. triangulum elapsoides''), grey- banded kingsnakes (''L. alterna''), Californian kingsnakes (''L. getulus californae'') and Florida kingsnakes (''L. getulus floridana''). The common kingsnake (''L. getulus'') has a wide range of North America and is terrestrial. Their POTZ is 23-30° with a humidity of 50-70%.
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Image:Lampropeltis_triangulum_elapsoides.jpg |'''Scarlet kingsnake'''<p><small>Source: WikiMedia Commons. Author: User:Dawson (2007) </small>
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Image:Lampropeltis_getulus_californae.jpg |'''Californian kingsnake'''<p><small>Source: WikiMedia Commons. Author: Ghostleretour (2005) </small>
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Image:Lampropeltis_getula_getula.jpg |'''Common kingsnake'''<p><small>Source: WikiMedia Commons. Author: User:Dawson </small>
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 18 August 2012


Kingsnakes are common pet snakes of the genus Lampropeltis (subfamily Colubrinae, family Colubridae). They include scarlet kingsnakes (L. triangulum elapsoides), grey- banded kingsnakes (L. alterna), Californian kingsnakes (L. getulus californae) and Florida kingsnakes (L. getulus floridana). The common kingsnake (L. getulus) has a wide range of North America and is terrestrial. Their POTZ is 23-30° with a humidity of 50-70%.



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