Oxyrhopus formosus
Oxyrhopus formosus (vernacular names: beautiful calico snake, Formosa false coral snake) is a neotropical snake[1][2] of the family Dipsadidae. Its distribution is not fully understood, because of inaccurate identifications and confusion with other Oxyrhopus species. It has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Reports from the Guiana region are based on misidentified O. occipitalis.[3] Oxyrhopus formosus are robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults are red with prominent black bands; O. occipitalis are slender, the snout is yellow and the top of head is brown, and adults are red with faint crossbands.
| Oxyrhopus formosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oxyrhopus |
| Species: | O. formosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxyrhopus formosus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Coluber formosus Wied-Neuwied, 1820 | |
References
- Oxyrhopus formosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 November 2017.
- Wallach, Van; Williams, Kenneth L.; Boundy, Jeff (2014-04-22). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press. pp. 518–. ISBN 9781482208474. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- MacCulloch, R.D.; A. Lathrop; P.J.R. Kok; R. Ernst; M. Kalamandeen (2009). "The genus Oxyrhopus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) in Guyana: morphology, distributions and comments on taxonomy". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 49: 487–495.
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