Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916)

Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916)

Rhinobothryum bovallii is an oviparous colubrid snake native to Central and northwestern South America that lives in forest habitats.

Family
Genus
Rhinobothryum
Order
Class
Squamata

About Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916)

Rhinobothryum bovallii, described by Andersson in 1916, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is commonly called the coral mimic snake or the false tree coral, and is native to Central America and northwestern South America. Its confirmed geographic range includes Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Its preferred natural habitat is forest, occurring at altitudes ranging from sea level up to 900 m (3,000 ft). This species reproduces by being oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.

Photo: (c) Milton-Salazar-Saavedra, all rights reserved, uploaded by Milton-Salazar-Saavedra

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Rhinobothryum

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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