Oxyrhopus melanogenys

Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Xenodontinae
Genus: Oxyrhopus
Species: O. melanogenys
Binomial name
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
(Tschudi, 1845)
Subspecies

O. m. melanogenys (Tschudi, 1845)
O. m. orientalis Cunha & Nascimiento, 1983
Synonyms

Oxyrhopus tergeminus
Sphenocephalus melanogenys
Tachymenis bitorquata

Tschudi's False Coral Snake (Oxyrhopus melanogenys), is a colubrid snake species found in the northern part of South America.

subspecies

There are two subspecies, including the nominate subspecies:[1][2]

  • Oxyrhopus melanogenys melanogenys (Tschudi, 1845)
  • Oxyrhopus melanogenys orientalis Cunha & Nascimiento, 1983

Range

O. m. melanogenys is native to Bolivia, Peru, Brazil (Rondonia, Amazonas, Pará), Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar). O. m. orientalis is found in Peru and Brazil (Pará).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Oxyrhopus melanogenys. Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist
  2. ^ No subspecies are currently recognized by ITIS. See: "Oxyrhopus melanogenys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=701195. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
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