Eastern kingsnake
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| phylum | Chordata | Common kingsnake, commonly known as the eastern kingsnake, or chain kingsnake, is a harmless colubrid species endemic to the United States and Mexico. The color pattern consists of a glossy black, blue-black or dark brown ground color overlaid with a series of white chain-like rings. King snakes from the Coastal Plain have wider bands, while those found in mountainous areas have thinner bands or may be completely black.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| suborder | Serpentes | |
| family | Colubridae | |
| genus | Lampropeltis | |
| species | L. getula |
