Pliocercus elapoides
Species of snake
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Pliocercus elapoides, also known commonly as the variegated false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southern North America and northern Central America. There are four recognized subspecies.
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| Pliocercus elapoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pliocercus |
| Species: | P. elapoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860 | |
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Geographic range
Habitat
Description
Resembling a venomous coral snake, P. elapoides has a dorsal color pattern of red, black, and yellow rings. The red scales are tipped with black.[2]
Behavior
P. elapoides is nocturnal, terrestrial and semi-fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Pliocercus elapoides aequalis Salvin, 1861
- Pliocercus elapoides diastema (Bocourt, 1886)
- Pliocercus elapoides elapoides Cope, 1860
- Pliocercus elapoides occidentalis H.M. Smith & Landy, 1965
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pliocercus.
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