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Erythrolamprus cobella
Erythrolamprus cobella, commonly known as the mangrove snake, is a species of small semi-aquatic snake, which is endemic to South America.
From the article Erythrolamprus cobella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults may attain a total length of 73 cm (29 in), which includes a tail 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long. Dorsally, it is black or dark brown with white crossbands. Ventrally it is red with black crossbands. The upper labials are white or yellowish. There are 8 upper labials, the 4th and 5th entering the eye. The dorsal scales, which are smooth and without apical pits, are arranged in 17 rows at midbody. Ventrals 143–163; anal plate divided; subcaudals 45–57, also divided (in two rows).
Range & habitat
It is found in northern South America east of the Andes, in the Guianas, eastern Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago (although only on the island of Trinidad, not Tobago.)
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539677.