Species

Erythrolamprus melanotus

Erythrolamprus melanotus · described by (SHAW 1802)

Erythrolamprus aesculapii, a close relative of Erythrolamprus melanotus

Pictured: Erythrolamprus aesculapii, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Erythrolamprus melanotus
First described
(SHAW 1802)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Erythrolamprus
Subspecies
  • Erythrolamprus melanotus lamari (DIXON & MICHAUD 1992)
  • Erythrolamprus melanotus nesos (DIXON & MICHAUD 1992)
  • Erythrolamprus melanotus melanotus (SHAW 1802)

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree