Online Documents

Long, Dave. Sonoran Mountain Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis pyromelana ssp., in Sierra County, New Mexico.
Spiess, Petra. The Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana : Natural History, Captive Care, and Breeding.

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