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Erythrolamprus viridis (GÜNTHER, 1862)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesErythrolamprus viridis viridis (GÜNTHER 1862)
Erythrolamprus viridis prasinus (JAN & SORDELLI 1866) 
Common NamesE: Crown Ground Snake
Portuguese: Cobra-D’água, Cobra-Verde, Cobra-Verde-da-Caatinga 
SynonymLiophis viridis GÜNTHER 1862: 58
Liophis viridis — BOULENGER 1894: 135
Leimadophis viridis — AMARAL 1926
Leimadophis viridis — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 150
Dromicus veridis — CORDEIRO & HOGE 1974 (in error)
Leimadophis viridis — STRATHEMANN 1983
Liophis viridis — VANZOLINI in PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1986: 16
Erythrolamprus viridis — GRAZZIOTIN et al. 2012
Liophis viridis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 387
Erytrolamprus viridis — SANTOS-CALDAS et al. 2016 (in error)
Erythrolamprus viridis viridis — MARQUES et al. 2016
Erythrolamprus viridis — SANTOS et al. 2023

Erythrolamprus viridis prasinus (JAN & SORDELLI 1866)
Liophis typhlus var. prasina JAN & SORDELLI 1866
Liophis viridis prasinus — SAVAGE & MCDIARMID 2017: 62 
DistributionS/E Brazil (Bahia, S Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Tocantins, Sergipe, Piaui, Paraíba ?)

Type locality: Brazil (Pernambuco)

prasinus: NE Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.5.69
Holotype: SMNS [prasinus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1498 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy after PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970.

Distribution: Not in Paraguay where it is replaced by Erythrolamprus albertguentheri and E. typhlus (Cacciali et al. 2016). See map in Nogueira et al. 2019. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “viridis” = green, for the green color in many adult specimens. 
References
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