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Erythrolamprus bizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. bizona
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus bizona
Jan, 1863[2]
Synonyms
  • Erythrolamprus aesculapii var. bizona Jan, 1863
  • Erythrolamprus bizonus Savage, 2002 (missp.)[3]

Erythrolamprus bizona, commonly known as the double-banded false coral snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to northern South America and Central America.

Geographic range

It is found in Colombia, Venezuela,[4] Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama,[3] and on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago).

Mimicry

Similar in pattern to a coral snake, this species probably gains protection through mimicry.

Diet

It probably feeds mainly on other snakes.

Habitat

It is often found in the leaf litter or burrowed in the soil in rain forests.

Symbiotic relationship

It burrows primarily near the Pouteria caimito, commonly known as the abiu, a tropical fruit tree, the nutrients of which supply the snake's clutch of eggs. In turn the tree is fertilized by the snake's urine and embryotic fluid.

References

  1. ^ Powney, G., Lewis, S., Sears, J., Wren, S., Milligan, H.T., Vargas Álvarez, J., Saborío, G., García Rodríguez, A., Batista, A., Ballesteros, E., Acosta Chaves, V., De Silva, R., Wearn, O.R., Zamin, T., Wilson, P., Lintott, P., Caicedo, J., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. & Rivas, G. 2016. Erythrolamprus bizona. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176805A1447602 . https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176805/1447602.
  2. ^ ITIS (Integrated taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Freiberg, M.A. 1982. Snakes of South America. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Erythrolamprus bizona, p. 98.)

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