Erythrolamprus bizona
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| False Coral | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
| Species: | E. bizona |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrolamprus bizona Jan, 1863 |
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Erythrolamprus bizona, the False Coral is a snake which is found in Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago). Similar in pattern to a coral snake, this species probably gains protection through mimicry. It probably feeds mainly on other snakes and is often found in the leaf litter or burrowed in the soil in rain forests.
[edit] References
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
- Goldberg, Stephen R. (01-May-2004). "Notes on reproduction in the false coral snakes, Erythrolamprus bizona and Erythrolamprus mimus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Costa Rica". The Texas Journal of Science (Texas Academy of Science) 56 (2): 171(4).
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