Erythrolamprus cursor (LACÉPÈDE, 1789)
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Erythrolamprus cursor
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Martinique Groundsnake, Lacépède's Ground Snake |
| Synonym | Coluber cursor LACÉPÈDE 1789: 96 (nomen rejiciendum) Coluber cursor BONNATERRE 1790 Coluber cursor — SHAW 1802: 510 Herpetodryas cursor — SCHLEGEL 1837: 199 Dromicus cursor — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 650 Dromicus cursor — GARMAN 1887: 280 Dromicus cursor — LAZELL 1968 Dromicus cursor — MAGLIO 1970 Liophis cursor — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 622 Liophis cursor — POWELL et al. 1996: 88 Erythrolamprus cursor — GRAZIOTIN et al. 2012 Liophis cursor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 381 |
| Distribution | Martinique, Rocher du Diamant (Lesser Antilles) Type locality: Martinique. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntype: ANSP 5580; MNHN ?, other syntype(s) unlocated. This specimen also is the holotype of Liophis putnami Cope, 1862. |
| Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Maximum SVL 671 mm; dorsal scale rows at midbody 17; ventrals 187-192; subcaudals 97-107; supralabials 8/8; infralabials 10/10; preoculars 1/1; postoculars 2/2; temporals 1+2/1+2; anal divided. Dorsal ground color (as preserved) black or brown; dorsal pattern variable: (1) dorsal ground color black, scale row 1 and half of scale row 2 with black margins and yellow or white centers, 6th, 7th, and 9th scale rows with small white or yellow dots on anterior of each scale; (2) as for (1), but dorsal ground color brown; (3) as for (1), but with irregular white streaks and/or broken lines on scale rows 6 and 7 to above vent, becoming white dots on tail; (4) dorsal ground color brown, scale rows 6 and 7 white continuing as white line to tip of tail; or anterior one-fourth of dorsum with irregular white spots on scale rows 6 and 7, becoming continuous lines to tip of tail; (5) as for (4), but with indication of white line on scale row 9; top and side of head black or dark brown, with white or yellow spots on edges of supraoculars, prefrontals, frontal, dorsal, and lateral edges of nasals, rostral, and frequently loreal; labials yellow or white, sometimes with dark edging along posterior borders; venter usually white or yellowish with anterolateral edges of ventrals with brown or black mark (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 622). |
| Comment | For illustrations see Maglio, 1970; Dixon, 1981. Abundance: rare (Lazell 1968) |
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