| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Günther's False Coral Snake |
| Synonym | Erythrolamprus guentheri GARMAN 1883: 154
Erythrolamprus venustissimus var. D. — GÜNTHER 1858: 48
Erythrolamprus guentheri — PETERS 1957: 7
Erythrolamprus guentheri — PETERS 1960
Erythrolamprus guentheri — PETERS et al. 1970: 112
Erythrolamprus guentheri — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012
Erythrolamprus guentheri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 282 |
| Distribution | E Ecuador, Peru
Type locality: see comment
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Types: BMNH 1946.1.8.5-6, 1946.1.8.38)
Other specimens: AMNH ? (see Peters 1957 for a discussion) |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2300 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: GÜNTHER 1858 gives "Mexico (?)" as type locality. A year later, Gunther (1859: 89) noted the receipt of a specimen of E. venustissimus, var. D., from the Andes of Ecuador, which was the first fairly specific locality for the variety.
Synonymy: The identity of types and the description remains uncertain. The species was initially described as Erythrolamprus venustissimus var. D. by GÜNTHER 1858 and Günther’s description was copied with small modifications by Garman who named the species E. guentheri. Smith and Taylor (1948, p. 200) mention both the Günther record of 1858 and the Garman record of 1883 in the synonymy of Erythrolamprus aesculapii Linnaeus, give the type locality of Garman's taxon as "Mexico," without a question mark, and state that the type of E. aesculapii is unknown.
Types: see discussion in Peters 1957: 7 ff. |
| Etymology | Named after Albert Günther (1830-1914), German-born zoologist at the British Museum. |
| References |
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