Erythrolamprus ocellatus
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| Erythrolamprus ocellatus Peters, 1868 |
Erythrolamprus ocellatus, the Tobago False Coral is a snake which is endemic to Tobago. Unlike other Erythrolapus species, E. ocellatus is not sympatric with coral snakes and has a spotted rather than a banded pattern. It probably feeds on other snakes.
[edit] References
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
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