| Lampropeltis getula brooksi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lampropeltis |
| Species: | L. getula |
| Subspecies: | L. g. brooksi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Lampropeltis getula brooksi Barbour, 1919 | |
Lampropeltis getula brooksi (also known as Brooks' kingsnake) is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. Lampropeltis getula brooksi is one of several subspecies of Lampropeltis getula.
Etymology
The subspecific name, brooksi, is in honor of American zoologist Winthrop Sprague Brooks (1887–1965).
Geographic range
L. g. brooksi is found in southern Florida.
References
- "Lampropeltis getula ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lampropeltis getula brooksi, p. 40).