Pliocercus Explained

Pliocercus is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae.^[1]

Geographic range

Species in the genus Pliocercus are found in Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.^[1]

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Pliocercus elapoides – variegated false coral snake
  • Pliocercus elapoides aequalis
  • Pliocercus elapoides diastema
  • Pliocercus elapoides elapoides
  • Pliocercus elapoides occidentalis
• Pliocercus euryzonus – Cope's false coral snake
  • Pliocercus euryzonus burghardti
  • Pliocercus euryzonus euryzonus

Nota bene

A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pliocercus.

Further reading

• Cope ED (1860). "Catalogue of the Colubridæ in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia ['''12''']: 241-266. (Pliocercus, new genus, p. 253; P. elapoides, new species, pp. 253–254).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.