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title: "Prairie Kingsnake"
description: "Lampropeltis calligaster — Rettili. Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or yellow-bellied kingsnake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/prairie-kingsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Prairie Kingsnake

> Lampropeltis calligaster — Rettili. Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or yellow-bellied kingsnake.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis calligaster*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3469
- Wikidata: [Q2715409](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2715409)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29823](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29823)

## Names

- en: Prairie Kingsnake
- de: Prärie-Königsnatter
- es: Falsa coralillo real de las praderas estadounidenses

## Countries with the most observations

US (3280)

## Summary

Lampropeltis calligaster is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or yellow-bellied kingsnake.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jeremy Chamberlain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246689575

## Machine access

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