Pliocercus
Genus of snakes
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Pliocercus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1]
| Pliocercus | |
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| Cope's false coral snake | |
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| Variegated false coral snake | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Dipsadinae |
| Genus: | Pliocercus Cope, 1860 |
Geographic range
Species in the genus Pliocercus are found in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[1]
Species and subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860 – variegated false coral snake
- Pliocercus elapoides aequalis Salvin, 1861
- Pliocercus elapoides diastema (Bocourt, 1886)
- Pliocercus elapoides elapoides Cope, 1860
- Pliocercus elapoides occidentalis H.M. Smith & Landy, 1965
- Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, 1862 – Cope's false coral snake
- Pliocercus euryzonus burghardti H.M. Smith & Chiszar, 1996
- Pliocercus euryzonus euryzonus Cope, 1862
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pliocercus.