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).Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lampropeltis getula brooksi, p. 40).
Geographic range L. g. brooksi is found in southern Florida.
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