Tobago False Coral | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Erythrolamprus |
Species: | E. ocellatus |
Binomial name | |
Erythrolamprus ocellatus Peters, 1868 |
Erythrolamprus ocellatus, the Tobago False Coral is a snake which is endemic to the island of Tobago (in the Republic of Trinidad and 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.
Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.