Oxyrhopus leucomelas, Werner's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.[2]

Oxyrhopus leucomelas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oxyrhopus
Species:
O. leucomelas
Binomial name
Oxyrhopus leucomelas
(Werner, 1916)

References edit

  1. ^ Schargel, W.; Rivas, G.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. (2016). "Oxyrhopus leucomelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T177431A128951083. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oxyrhopus leucomelas DUNN, 1920". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.