Lampropeltis pyromelana
{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Berg-Königsnatter Lampropeltis pyromelana.jpg
| image_caption = Lampropeltis pyromelana woodini
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Lampropeltis
| species = pyromelana
| authority = (Cope, 1866)
| range_map = File:Lampropeltis pyromelana distribution map.png
}}
Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake,{{cite web |url=https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=lamppyro |title=Sonoran mountain kingsnake |access-date=June 20, 2020 |publisher=Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720030503/https://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=lamppyro |archive-date=July 20, 2020 |url-status=live}} is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States. It can grow up to {{convert|36|in}} in length.{{cite web | url=http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/Lampropeltis.html | title=Lampropeltis Information | publisher=University of Pittsburgh | accessdate=July 6, 2012}}
Distribution and habitat
Within Arizona, L. pyromelana has a discontinuous range extending from the extreme northwestern corner of the state, across the central mountain ranges and the Mogollon Rim, into the "sky island" mountain ranges of the southeast. They can be found at elevations ranging from {{convert|3,000-9,000|ft}}{{cite web |title=Arizona Mountain Kingsnake |url=https://www.reptilerange.com/arizona-mountain-kingsnake/ |website=Reptile Range |access-date=11 August 2022}} in a variety of habitats from chaparral to conifer forests, often near streams or springs and associated with juniper woodland.
Ecology
L. pyromelana feeds on lizards, rodents and nestling birds.{{cite web| url=http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Snakes-Subpages/h-l-pyromelana.html| title=Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake| author=Thomas C. Brennan| publisher=Reptiles of Arizona| accessdate=September 21, 2015| archive-date=June 22, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622190734/http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Snakes-Subpages/h-l-pyromelana.html| url-status=dead}} It tends to spend the daytime among rocks, logs, or dense clumps of vegetation.
References
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External links
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- [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lampropeltis&species=pyromelana Reptile database]
- [http://www.reptilebuzz.com/caresheets/snakes/arizona-mountain-kingsnake.php Reptile buzz]
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Category:Reptiles described in 1866
Category:Snakes of North America
Category:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
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