Rhinobothryum bovallii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Rhinobothryum |
Species: | R. bovallii
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Binomial name | |
Rhinobothryum bovallii (
Andersson, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Rhinobothryum bovallii, commonly known as the coral mimic snake or the false tree coral, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.
The specific name, bovallii, is in honor of Swedish biologist Carl Bovallius. [3]
R. bovallii is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of R. bovallii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]
R. bovallii is oviparous. [1] [4]
R. bovallii mimics two sympatric species of venomous snakes, Micrurus alleni and Micrurus nigrocinctus. [4]
Rhinobothryum bovallii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Rhinobothryum |
Species: | R. bovallii
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Binomial name | |
Rhinobothryum bovallii (
Andersson, 1916)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Rhinobothryum bovallii, commonly known as the coral mimic snake or the false tree coral, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.
The specific name, bovallii, is in honor of Swedish biologist Carl Bovallius. [3]
R. bovallii is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. [4]
The preferred natural habitat of R. bovallii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]
R. bovallii is oviparous. [1] [4]
R. bovallii mimics two sympatric species of venomous snakes, Micrurus alleni and Micrurus nigrocinctus. [4]