Texas scarlet snake

Texas scarlet snake
Comparison of Cemophora lineri (Texas scarletsnake) specimen from North Padre Island with C. lineri specimen from San Patricio County a Cemophora lineri (Texas scarletsnake) from North Padre Island b Cemophora lineri from San Patricio County. Note that the colors of the NPI specimen are duller than those of the scarletsnake from the mainland.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Cemophora
Species:	C. lineri
Binomial name
Cemophora lineri K.L. Williams, B.C. Brown & Wilson, 1966
Synonyms[1]
Cemophora coccinea lineri K.L. Williams, B.C. Brown & Wilson, 1966 Cemophora lineri — Weinell & Austin, 2017

The Texas scarlet snake (Cemophora lineri) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the South Central United States. It was previously considered a subspecies of Cemophora coccinea.