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Erythrolamprus bizona JAN, 1863

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: False Coral Snake 
SynonymErythrolamprus aesculapii var bizona JAN 1863: 314
Erythrolamprus bizona — DUNN & BAILEY 1939: 12
Erythrolamprus bizonus — SLEVIN 1942: 477
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
Erythrolamprus bizona — CURLIS et al. 2020 
DistributionNicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
N Venezuela (Cojedes), Trinidad, Colombia (Caldas etc.)

Type locality: Colombia; Lectotype locality: Popayan, Cauca Department, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: MSNM 2871 (Milano), An adult male, designated by Curcio et al. 2015. Syntypes: MHNG 464.30, MSNM and NMW. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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]. 
CommentSimilar 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 
References
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  • Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; L.E. Rojas-Murcia. & G. Cárdenas-Arévalo 2020. Reptiles del Caribe colombiano/ Reptiles of the Colombian Caribbean. Tunja: Editorial UPTC, 268 pp. - get paper here
  • Castro-Herrera, F. & Vargas-Salinas, F. 2008. Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251 - 277 - get paper here
  • Castro-Herrera, F.; Bolívar-García, W. & Herrera-Montes, M.I. 2007. Guía de los Anfibios y Reptiles des Bosque de Yotoco, Valle deel Cauca, Colombia. Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, 70 pp. - get paper here
  • Curcio, Felipe Franco; Stefano Scali, and Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues 2015. Taxonomic Status of Erythrolamprus bizona Jan (1863) (Serpentes, Xenodontinae): Assembling a Puzzle with Many Missing Pieces. Herpetological Monographs 29 (1): 40-64 - get paper here
  • Curlis JD, Fisher EC, Muhic WK, Moy J, Garro-Cruz M, Montero-Ramírez JJ 2020. A survey of the reptiles and amphibians at the University of Georgia Costa Rica field station in San Luis de Monteverde, Costa Rica. Check List 16(6): 1433-1456 - get paper here
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