If anybody does go ahead with a DNA study one day it would be cool to see these 3 speciens included, most of you have probably seen these photos before:

















I think it was Cole that touched on the low sample size for Lampropeltis in South America and it reminded me of this quote I found in a paper on the internet:



'Notes on Tropical Lampropeltis

Emmet Reid Dunn, 1937'



"Lampropeltis is extremely rare in lowland Panama. I have

received from Dr. H. C. Clark 4196 Panamanian snakes in the

last 4 years. This lot included only 3 Lampropeltis: 1 from

Maddem Dam Road in a collection of 590 snakes from that

area ; 1 from Panama "sabanas" in a collection of 667 snakes from that area; the third from 1700 feet on the Pequeni-

Esperanza divide area in a small collection from many stations.

None appeared in 2654 specimens from lowland Darien."





After 5 herping trips to Panama this is the closest I have come, sorry that it's not a milksnake but you guys should at least appreciate the pattern!



Erythrolamprus bizona







Jon Wedow

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