# Snakes # Ball Python (Python regius)
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Kingdom: | [Animalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal) |
Phylum: | [Chordata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordate) |
Class: | [Reptilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile) |
Order: | [Squamata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamata) |
Suborder: | [Serpentes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake) |
Family: | [Pythonidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythonidae) |
Genus: | [*Python*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28genus%29) |
Species: | ***P. regius*** |
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Kingdom: | [Animalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal) |
Phylum: | [Chordata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordate) |
Class: | [Reptilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile) |
Order: | [Squamata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamata) |
Suborder: | [Serpentes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake) |
Family: | [Colubridae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae) |
Genus: | [*Lampropeltis*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsnake) |
Species: | *[L. getula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_getula)* |
Subspecies: | ***L. g. floridana*** |
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Domain: | [Eukaryota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryote "Eukaryote") |
Kingdom: | [Animalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal "Animal") |
Phylum: | [Chordata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chordate "Chordate") |
Class: | [Reptilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile "Reptile") |
Order: | [Squamata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamata "Squamata") |
Suborder: | [Serpentes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake "Snake") |
Family: | [Colubridae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae "Colubridae") |
Genus: | [*Pantherophis*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantherophis "Pantherophis") |
Species: | ***P. guttatus*** |