Indigo snake (species)
| Indigo snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Drymarchon |
| Species: | D. corais |
| Binomial name | |
| Drymarchon corais (Boie, 1827) | |
The Indigo snake (Drymarchon corais) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is nonvenomous and is immune to other snakes' venom.
Geographic range
This snake is found in South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela as well as Trinidad
Diet
Its diet consists of birds, small mammals, turtles, amphibians, lizards, eggs, and small venomous snakes. It suffocates its prey strongly pinning them against the ground.
Taxonomy
Until recently, all Drymarchon were classified as subspecies of D. corais. However, North and Central populations are now assigned to different species (D. melanurus, D. couperi and D. kolpobasileus), and D. caudomaculatus and D. margaritae are recognised as separate species in South America.[1]
References
- ↑ "Drymarchon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- Species Drymarchon corais at The Reptile Database