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Pliocercus euryzonus
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.
| Pliocercus euryzonus | |
|---|---|
| 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] | |
Geographic range edit
P. euryzonus is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[1] The Reptile Database also lists Guatemala and Peru.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. euryzonus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,460 m (4,790 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
Subspecies edit
Including the nominotypical subspecies, two subspecies are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Pliocercus euryzonus burghardti H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 1996
- Pliocercus euryzonus euryzonus Cope, 1862
Etymology edit
The subspecific name, burghardti, is in honor of herpetologist Gordon M. Burghardt.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Solórzano, A.; Nicholson, K.; Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W. (2016). "Pliocercus euryzonus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T177444A1486938. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177444A1486938.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Urotheca euryzona, p. 182).
- ^ a b c Pliocercus euryzonus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Smith HM, Chiszar D (2001). "Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, Cope's False Coral Snake". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (740): 1–4.
Further reading edit
- Cope ED (1862). "Synopsis of the Species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridæ". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia [14]: 60–81. (Pliocercus euryzonus, new species, pp. 72–73).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Pliocercus euryzonus, p. 107).
- Ray, Julie M.; Knight, James L. (2013). The Venomous Snakes and their Mimics of Panama and Costa Rica: Las Cuebras Venenosas y sus Mímicas de Panamá y Costa Rica. Scotts Valley, California: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 282 pp. ISBN 978-1493586011.
- Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. xx + 945 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0. (Urotheca euryzona, p. 642).
- Smith HM, Chiszar D (1996). Species-Group Taxa of the False Coral Snake Genus Pliocercus. Pottsville, Pennsylvania: Ramus Publishing, Inc. 112 pp. ISBN 978-0965253505. (Pliocercus euryzonus burghardti, new subspecies, p. 31).