Erythrolamprus ocellatus

Tobago False Coral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Erythrolamprus Species: E. ocellatus
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus ocellatus Peters, 1868

Erythrolamprus ocellatus, the Tobago False Coral is a snake which is endemic to Tobago. Unlike other Erythrolapus species, E. ocellatus is not sympatric with coral snakes and has a spotted rather than a banded pattern. It probably feeds on other snakes.

References

Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.