Pliocercus euryzonus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Pliocercus |
Species: | P. euryzonus |
Binomial name | |
Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, 1862 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Pliocercus euryzonus, commonly known as Cope's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.
P. euryzonus is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. [1] The Reptile Database also lists Guatemala and Peru. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of P. euryzonus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,460 m (4,790 ft). [1]
Including the nominotypical subspecies, two subspecies are recognized as being valid. [3]
The subspecific name, burghardti, is in honor of herpetologist Gordon M. Burghardt. [4]
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