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Oxyrhopus guibei HOGE & ROMANO, 1977

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesPortuguese: Cobra-Corá, Cobra-Coral, Coral, Coral-Falsa, Falsa-Coral 
SynonymOxyrhopus trigeminus guibei HOGE & ROMANO 1977: 58
Oxyrhopus guibei — ZAHER & CARAMASCHI 1992
Oxyrhopus guibei — CEI 1993
Oxyrhopus guibei — GIRAUDO & SCROCCHI 2002
Oxyrhopus guibei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 518
Oxyrhopus guibei — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBolivia (Beni), Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Parana, Mato Grosso, Alagoas [HR 30: 55], Goiás, Rio de Janeiro), Paraguay, Peru ?, Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Misiones)

Type locality: Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CNAR (= IBH) 27382 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2304 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Jean M. R. Guibé, French herpetologist (1910-1999). 
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