Erythrolamprus guentheri

Erythrolamprus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Erythrolamprus guentheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species:
E. guentheri
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus guentheri
Garman, 1883

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]

Geographic range

E. guentheri is found in eastern Ecuador and adjacent northern Peru.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).[1]

Description

E. guentheri resembles venomous coral snakes of the genus Micrurus. Dorsally, it is tricolored, with wide crossbands of red and black, separated by narrow cossbands of yellow or white. Ventrally, however, it differs from coral snakes by lacking red coloration.[2]

Reproduction

E. guentheri is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Cisneros-Heredia DF, Almendáriz A, Catenazzi A (2016). Erythrolamprus guentheri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203510A2766824. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203510/2766824 Downloaded on 02 October 2018.
  2. Erythrolamprus guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Erythrolamprus guentheri, p. 110).

Further reading
  • Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. (Erythrolamprus guentheri, p. 98).
  • Garman S (1883). "The Reptiles and Batrachians of North America". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 8 (3): xxxi + 1–185 + Plates I–IX. (Erythrolamprus guentheri, new species, p. 154).
  • Peters JA (1957). "Taxonomic Notes on Ecuadorian Snakes in the American Museum of Natural History". American Museum Novitates (1851): 1–13. (Erythrolamprus guentheri, p. 7).
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Pazmiño-Otamendi G, Salazar-Valenzuela D (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1) [General Section]: 209–229 (e178).



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