Erythrolamprus bizona JAN, 1863
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Erythrolamprus bizona
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | False Coral Snake |
| Synonym | Erythrolamprus aesculapii var bizona JAN 1863: 314 Erythrolamprus bizona — DUNN & BAILEY 1939: 12 Erythrolamprus bizonus — KORNACKER 1999: 86 Erythrolamprus bizona — BOOS 2001 Erythrolamprus bizonus — SAVAGE 2002 Erythrolamprus bizona — RIVAS et al. 2012 Erythrolamprus bizona — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012 Erythrolamprus bizonus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 281 |
| Distribution | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, N Venezuela (Cojedes), Trinidad, Colombia (Caldas etc.) Type locality: Colombia; Lectotype locality: Popayan, Cauca Department, Colombia. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: MSNM 2871 (Milano), An adult male, designated by Curcio et al. 2015. Syntypes: MHNG 464.30, MSNM and NMW. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Erythrolamprus bizona is distinguishable from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) black nuchal collar usually double (when single dorsally, clearly divided in lateral view rendering a semidivided condition); (2) anterior margin of black nuchal collar positioned between posterior tips of parietals and 1.5 dorsals posteriorly from it; (3) outer margins of parietals and primary temporals always distinctly bordered by black; (4) anteromedial area of parietals deeply invaded by black pigment from black head cap; (5) body and tail patterns always composed of tricolor dyads; and (6) subcaudal counts moderate to high, 37–59 in females (often more than 48) and 40–61 in males (often more than 54) [Curcio et al. 2015: 48]. |
| Comment | Similar species: Lampropeltis micropholis Mimicry: E. bizona is a coral snake mimic. The photo of Erythrolamprus bizonus in Villa et al. 1988 is actually a mis-identification (fide Scott 1989, Copeia 1989: 802). Distribution: see map in Curcio et al. 2015: 49 (Fig. 10). Known on Trinidad from only a single specimen (Murphy et al. 2019). Habitat: forest |
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