Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Erythrolamprus bizona Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Colubridae Higher classification Erythrolamprus | |
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Similar Erythrolamprus, Snake, Reptile, Colubridae, Erythrolamprus aesculapii | ||
Coral falsa erythrolamprus bizona
Erythrolamprus bizona, commonly known as the false coral snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to northern South America and Central America.
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Coral falsa erythrolamprus bizona
Geographic range
It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and on the island of Trinidad (in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago).
Mimicry
Similar in pattern to a coral snake, this species probably gains protection through mimicry.
Diet
It probably feeds mainly on other snakes.
Habitat
It is often found in the leaf litter or burrowed in the soil in rain forests.
Symbiotic relationship
It burrows primarily near the Pouteria caimito, commonly known as the abiu, a tropical fruit tree, the nutrients of which supply the snake's clutch of eggs. In turn the tree is fertilized by the snake's urine and embryotic fluid.
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