Cemophora

Cemophora is a genus of harmless snakes, also known commonly as scarlet snakes, in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus contains two species, which are endemic to the United States.

Cemophora
Cemophora coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Tribe:	Lampropeltini
Genus:	Cemophora Cope, 1860
Species
Two recognized species, see article.

Species

• Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788)
  • Cemophora coccinea coccinea (Blumenbach, 1788) – Florida scarlet snake
  • Cemophora coccinea copei Jan, 1863 – northern scarlet snake
• Cemophora lineri (K.L. Williams, B.C. Brown, & L.D. Wilson, 1966) – Texas scarlet snake