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Fitzinger's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus fitzingeri
Oxyrhopus fitzingeri, also known commonly as Fitzinger's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.
From the article Oxyrhopus fitzingeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of O. fitzingeri are forest, savanna, and desert, at altitudes from sea level to 1,829 m (6,001 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, fitzingeri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger. The subspecific name, frizzelli, is honor of the collectors of the holotype, Don L. Frizzell & Harriet E. Frizzell.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Oxyrhopus fitzingeri in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29170.