Lampropeltis webbi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: Lampropeltis webbi
Name

Lampropeltis webbi Bryson, Dixon & Lazcano, 2005

Type locality: 4.0 km west of El Palmito on Hwy. 40, Municipio Concordia, Sinaloa, México (23° 33’ 14.2’’ N, 105° 50’ 47.2’’ W), 2000 m elevation.

Holotype: UANL 5684.
References

Bryson, R.W.; Dixon, J.R. & Lazcano, D. 2005. New species of Lampropeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Sierra Madre Occidental, México. Journal of Herpetology 39 (2): 207–214.
Lampropeltis webbi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 sep 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Webb's Kingsnake

Lampropeltis webbi is a species of king snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. Currently, there are only five known specimens, with one being a live snake.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, webbi, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert G. Webb.[3][4]
Description

Due to the few number of specimens, there is limited knowledge of the range of L. webbi appearances. Known specimens have a pattern of grey with broad red saddles bordered by black striping. The largest specimen has a length of 75 cm, with specimens having a ventral scale count ranging 216-221 ventral scales. The head is slightly distinct from the neck, with brown eyes slightly protuding from the head.[2]
Habitat and geographic range

Lampropeltis webbi has been found in rugged mixed boreal-tropical forest in a mountainous region, near the border between the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa.[1] It has been found only on a small stretch of a single highway in this region, with most of the specimens being found dead on the road.[2]
Reproduction

L. webbi is oviparous.[3]
References

Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Lampropeltis webbi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63833A12720480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63833A12720480.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Hanson, Robert; Salmon, Gerard (30 December 2017). "Distribution analysis, taxonomic updates, and conservation status of the Lampropeltis mexicana group". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 4 (4): 700–758.
Lampropeltis webbi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 August 2015.

Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lampropeltis webbi, p. 280).