
Coral Snake Mimics
Erythrolamprus
Erythrolamprus is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as false coral snakes, native to Central America, and the northern part of South America. They appear to be coral snake mimics.
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 55 known species

Yellow-bellied Liophis
speciesErythrolamprus poecilogyrus

Military Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus miliaris

Fire-bellied Snake
speciesErythrolamprus epinephelus

Black-backed Snake
speciesErythrolamprus melanotus

Aesculapian False Coral Snake
speciesErythrolamprus aesculapii

Royal Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus reginae

Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
speciesErythrolamprus bizona

Velvet Swampsnake
speciesErythrolamprus typhlus

Golden Liophis
speciesErythrolamprus semiaureus

Quito Smooth Snake
speciesErythrolamprus albiventris

Crown Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus viridis

Mimic False Coral Snake
speciesErythrolamprus mimus

Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
speciesErythrolamprus dorsocorallinus

Jaeger's Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus jaegeri

Erythrolamprus cobella
speciesErythrolamprus cobella

Erythrolamprus taeniogaster
speciesErythrolamprus taeniogaster

Almaden Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus almadensis

Erythrolamprus macrosomus
speciesErythrolamprus macrosomus

False Coral Snake
speciesErythrolamprus pseudocorallus

Arrow Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus sagittifer

Amazon Tropical Forest Snake
speciesErythrolamprus pygmaeus

Sonsón Smooth Snake
speciesErythrolamprus lamonae

Short Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus breviceps

Erythrolamprus aenigma
speciesErythrolamprus aenigma

Erythrolamprus zweifeli
speciesErythrolamprus zweifeli

Mossoro Smooth Snake
speciesErythrolamprus mossoroensis

Maryellen's Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus maryellenae

Erythrolamprus oligolepis
speciesErythrolamprus oligolepis

Ecuadorian Smooth Snake
speciesErythrolamprus fraseri

Julia's Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus juliae

Swamp Liophis
speciesErythrolamprus frenatus

Tucumán Smooth Snake
speciesErythrolamprus ceii

Günther's False Coral Snake
speciesErythrolamprus guentheri

Three-scaled Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus triscalis

Günther’s Green Liophis
speciesErythrolamprus albertguentheri

Tobago Stream Snake
speciesErythrolamprus pseudoreginae

Erythrolamprus vitti
speciesErythrolamprus vitti

Tobago false coral snake
speciesErythrolamprus ocellatus

Thin Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus taeniurus

Drab Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus festae

Erythrolamprus andinus
speciesErythrolamprus andinus

Dixon's Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus atraventer

Erythrolamprus darwinnunezi
speciesErythrolamprus darwinnunezi

Erythrolamprus janaleeae
speciesErythrolamprus janaleeae

Mertens' Tropical Forest Snake
speciesErythrolamprus mertensi

Erythrolamprus carajasensis
speciesErythrolamprus carajasensis

Pyburn's Tropical Forest Snake
speciesErythrolamprus pyburni

Williams' Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus williamsi

Erythrolamprus trebbaui
speciesErythrolamprus trebbaui

St Lucia Racer
speciesErythrolamprus ornatus
Velvety swamp snake
speciesErythrolamprus torrenicola

Erythrolamprus rochai
speciesErythrolamprus rochai
Barbados Racer
speciesErythrolamprus perfuscus
Lacépède's Ground Snake
speciesErythrolamprus cursor
Erythrolamprus ingeri
speciesErythrolamprus ingeri
Erythrolamprus subocularis
speciesErythrolamprus subocularis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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