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title: "Arizona Mountain Kingsnake"
description: "Lampropeltis pyromelana — Reptiles. Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake, is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/arizona-mountain-kingsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Arizona Mountain Kingsnake

> Lampropeltis pyromelana — Reptiles. Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake, is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis pyromelana*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 647
- Wikidata: [Q819201](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q819201)
- iNaturalist taxon: [320604](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/320604)

## Names

- en: Arizona Mountain Kingsnake
- de: Berg-Königsnatter
- es: Falsa coralillo real de Sonora

## Countries with the most observations

US (538)

## Summary

Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake, is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States. It can grow up to 36 inches (910 mm) in length.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_pyromelana

## Photo

![Arizona Mountain Kingsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/arizona-mountain-kingsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cecelia Alexander · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48498287

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/arizona-mountain-kingsnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).