Rhinobothryum bovallii
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| Rhinobothryum bovallii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhinobothryum |
| Species: | R. bovallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916) | |
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Rhinobothryum bovallii, commonly known as the coral mimic snake or the false tree coral, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.
The specific name, bovallii, is in honor of Swedish biologist Carl Bovallius.[3]
Geographic range
Habitat
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The preferred natural habitat of R. bovallii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]
