Schlegel's golden snake

Cercophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Cercophis auratus.^[2] It is called Schlegel's golden snake.

Schlegel's golden snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Cercophis Fitzinger, 1843
Species:	C. auratus
Binomial name
Cercophis auratus (Schlegel, 1837)
Synonyms
Dendrophis aurata

It is found in Suriname and Brazil.^[3]