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title: "Mole Kingsnake"
description: "Lampropeltis rhombomaculata — Reptilien. Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, commonly known as the mole kingsnake or the brown kingsnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/mole-kingsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mole Kingsnake

> Lampropeltis rhombomaculata — Reptilien. Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, commonly known as the mole kingsnake or the brown kingsnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis rhombomaculata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 825
- iNaturalist taxon: [1304769](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1304769)

## Names

- en: Mole Kingsnake

## Countries with the most observations

US (749)

## Summary

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, commonly known as the mole kingsnake or the brown kingsnake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is a relatively medium-sized snake that occupies a variety of habitats from Baltimore, Maryland, south through the Florida Panhandle and west into Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

## Photo

![Mole Kingsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mole-kingsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rosemary Ferrantello · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171745569

## Machine access

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