Rhinobothryum bovallii


Rhinobothryum bovallii, commonly known as the coral mimic snake or the false tree coral, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, bovallii, is in honor of Swedish biologist Carl Bovallius.

Geographic range

R. bovallii is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. bovallii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to.

Reproduction

R. bovallii is oviparous.

Mimicry

R. bovallii mimics two sympatric species of venomous snakes, Micrurus alleni and Micrurus nigrocinctus.