Erythrolamprus bizona
| Erythrolamprus bizona | |
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| false coral snake | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
| Species: | E. bizona
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythrolamprus bizona | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erythrolamprus bizona, commonly known as the double-banded false coral snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to northern South America and Central America.
Geographic range[]
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela,[3] Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama,[2] and on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago).
Mimicry[]
Similar in pattern to a coral snake, this species probably gains protection through mimicry.
Diet[]
It probably feeds mainly on other snakes.
Habitat[]
It is often found in the leaf litter or burrowed in the soil in rain forests.
Symbiotic relationship[]
It burrows primarily near the Pouteria caimito, commonly known as the abiu, a tropical fruit tree, the nutrients of which supply the snake's clutch of eggs. In turn the tree is fertilized by the snake's urine and embryotic fluid.
References[]
- ^ ITIS (Integrated taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Freiberg, M.A. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Erythrolamprus bizona, p. 98.)
Further reading[]
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press. College Station, Texas. xvi + 328 pp. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- Goldberg, Stephen R. (2004). "Notes on reproduction in the false coral snakes, Erythrolamprus bizona and Erythrolamprus mimus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Costa Rica". The Texas Journal of Science. Texas Academy of Science. 56 (2): 171–174.
- Jan G. 1863. Enumerazione sistematica degli ofidi appartenenti al gruppo Coronellidae. Arch. Zool. Anat.Fisiol. 2 (2): 213–330. (Erythrolamprus aesculapii [var.] bizona, pp. 314–316.)
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- Erythrolamprus
- Reptiles of Colombia
- Reptiles of Costa Rica
- Reptiles of Nicaragua
- Reptiles of Panama
- Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
- Reptiles of Venezuela
- Reptiles described in 1863
- Colubrid stubs