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Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata (Günther, 1858)
Rhadinaea decorata is a small brown snake ranging from central Mexico to Ecuador that breeds nearly year-round.
South American Pond Snake
Pseudoeryx plicatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pseudoeryx plicatilis, the South American pond snake, is an oviparous colubrid found across much of South America.
Black False Boa
Pseudoboa nigra (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Pseudoboa nigra, the black false boa, is a Colubridae snake found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Crowned False Boa
Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801
Pseudoboa coronata, the crowned false boa, is an oviparous Colubridae snake endemic to South America.
Neuwied's False Boa
Pseudoboa neuwiedii (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Pseudoboa neuwiedii is a venomous oviparous snake found in northern South America and several southern Caribbean islands.
Variegated False Coral Snake
Pliocercus elapoides Cope, 1860
Pliocercus elapoides is a coral snake-mimic oviparous snake found in forest habitats across parts of Mexico and Central America.
Black Halloween Snake
Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, 1862
Cope's false coral snake (Pliocercus euryzonus) is a dipsadine colubrid snake native to parts of Central and South America.
Troschel's Pampas Snake
Phimophis guianensis (Troschel, 1848)
Phimophis guianensis is an oviparous snake found across northern South America and Panama in shrubland and savanna habitats.
Mousehole Snake
Philodryas trilineata (Burmeister, 1861)
Philodryas trilineata is a colubrid snake species that is found in Argentina.
Paraguay Green Racer
Philodryas nattereri (Steindachner, 1870)
Philodryas nattereri is an oviparous snake species found in eastern Brazil and Paraguay, living in open forests, fields, and cerrado.
Lichtenstein's Green Racer
Philodryas olfersii (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Philodryas olfersii is a green-yellow snake native to southern South America that reproduces by laying 4-11 eggs.
Chilean Green Racer
Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1835)
Philodryas chamissonis is a medium-sized striped oviparous snake found across a wide range of habitats in Chile, from Paposo to Valdivia.
Günther's Green Racer
Philodryas psammophidea Günther, 1872
Günther's green racer (Philodryas psammophidea) is a colubrid snake found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Brazilian Green Racer
Philodryas aestiva (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Philodryas aestiva, the common/Brazilian green racer, is an oviparous colubrid snake found across parts of central-eastern South America.
Patagonian Racer
Philodryas patagoniensis (Girard, 1858)
Philodryas patagoniensis is a moderately sized snake found in open habitats across central and southern South America that exhibits seasonal reproduction and sexual dimorphism.
Dumeril's Diadem Snake
Phalotris lemniscatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Phalotris lemniscatus is a small, shy fossorial snake found across parts of eastern South America that adapts well to human-altered areas.
Amazon False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus rhombifer Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
The Amazon false coral snake (Oxyrhopus rhombifer) is a colubrid snake native to multiple South American countries.
Brazilian False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus trigeminus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Oxyrhopus trigeminus is a species where females reach 1m, and smaller males reach up to 80cm in length.
Yellow-headed Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
Oxyrhopus occipitalis is a neotropical dipsadid snake found in northern South America, often confused with the related species Oxyrhopus formosus.
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus melanogenys (Tschudi, 1845)
Oxyrhopus melanogenys is a snake species with defined physical traits and two subspecies distributed across northern South America.
Guibe's Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus guibei Hoge & Romano, 1977
Oxyrhopus guibei is a South American snake that lays clutches of eggs, with females growing larger than males.
Duméril's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus clathratus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Duméril's false coral snake (Oxyrhopus clathratus) is a colubrid snake native to Brazil and Argentina.
Impostor Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus vanidicus Lynch, 2009
Oxyrhopus vanidicus is a colubrid snake species native to northwestern and northern South America.
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxyrhopus petolarius is an oviparous snake found across central and northern South America in forests and savannas.
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