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title: "West Mexican Milksnake"
description: "Lampropeltis polyzona — Rettili. Lampropeltis polyzona, commonly known as the Atlantic Central American milksnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/west-mexican-milksnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West Mexican Milksnake

> Lampropeltis polyzona — Rettili. Lampropeltis polyzona, commonly known as the Atlantic Central American milksnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis polyzona*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1257
- Wikidata: [Q18618734](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18618734)
- iNaturalist taxon: [515420](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/515420)

## Names

- en: West Mexican Milksnake
- de: Nelsons Dreiecksnatter
- es: Falsa coralillo real occidental

## Countries with the most observations

MX (1034)

## Summary

Lampropeltis polyzona, commonly known as the Atlantic Central American milksnake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico.

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

## Photo

![West Mexican Milksnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-mexican-milksnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162099118

## Machine access

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