Oxyrhopus guibei

Oxyrhopus guibei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oxyrhopus
Species:
O. guibei
Binomial name
Oxyrhopus guibei
Hoge & Romano, 1977
Synonyms[2]
  • Oxyrhopus trigeminus guibei
    Hoge & Romano, 1977
  • Oxyrhopus guibei
    — Zaher & Caramaschi, 1992

Oxyrhopus guibei is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. It is often called the false coral snake,[3][4][5] but this common name can refer to any of a long list of other species, genera, and even entire families of snakes.[6][7] Many nonvenomous snakes have evolved coloration that mimics that of venomous true coral snakes, a trait which helps them avoid predation.[8]

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  3. ^ Braz, Henrique; Manço, Daniel De Granville (2011). "Natural nests of the false-coral snake Oxyrhopus guibei in southeastern Brazil". Herpetology Notes 4: 187-189.
  4. ^ Tozetti, Alexandro M. et al. (2004). "Oxyrhopus guibei (False Coral Snake). Predation". Herpetological Review 35 (2): 179.
  5. ^ Marques, Otavio; Pizzatto, Lígia (2002). "Reproductive biology of the false coral snake Oxyrhopus guibei (Colubridae) from southeastern Brazil". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (4): 495–504. doi:10.1163/15685380260462392.
  6. ^ "Aniliidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  7. ^ "Erythrolamprus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  8. ^ Brodie, E.D. Jr.; Janzen, Fredric J. (1995). "Experimental studies of Coral Snake mimicry: Generalized avoidance of ringed snake patterns by free-ranging avian predators".Functional Ecology 9: 186-190. Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine