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Which is the correct latin name of the Mexican Black Kingsnake - is it "Lampropeltis getulus nigritus" OR "Lampropelitis getula nigrita"? Or is it something otherwise?!

I've looked in quite a number of places - all of them 'online'; which is why, I assume, that I have found conflicting information.

I'll tell ya - looking for information online has got to be the best way to find the most wrong information in the least amount of time possible. Isn't it great...

Thanks,
- Mark
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and here's a NIGRA

- "nigrita" it is.

Unless anyone else cares to contest this, I'm going with "nigrita". Works for me.

Note that the Eastern King Snake is Lampropeltis getula getula.
Since that name is correct, then the Mexican Black Kingsnake must be Lampropeltis getula nigrita because an adjective must agree with its noun in both gender and number. (You have to know a little about Latin endings.)

for many years we had names that were mismatched, masculine specific names with feminine generic names. Names like getulus, niger, nigritis, melanoleucus etc. have now all been corrected to getula, nigra, nigrita, and melanoleuca.