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title: "South American Milksnake"
description: "Lampropeltis micropholis — Rettili. Lampropeltis micropholis, commonly known as the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a species of milk snake."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/south-american-milksnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# South American Milksnake

> Lampropeltis micropholis — Rettili. Lampropeltis micropholis, commonly known as the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a species of milk snake.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis micropholis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 809
- Wikidata: [Q18618730](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18618730)
- iNaturalist taxon: [515423](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/515423)

## Names

- en: South American Milksnake
- de: Ekuador-Dreiecksnatter
- es: Falsa coralillo real sudamericana

## Countries with the most observations

CO (439), EC (155), CR (96), PA (42)

## Summary

Lampropeltis micropholis, commonly known as the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a species of milk snake.
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and possibly Venezuela.

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

## Photo

![South American Milksnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-milksnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133529202

## Machine access

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