Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guyana, Paraguay, and Peru.^[2]

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Erythrolamprus
Species:	E. poecilogyrus
Binomial name
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)

Classification

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus, which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae.

Recent phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular DNA evidence has shown that Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus is now likely paraphyletic.^[3]

The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below:^[3]

	Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (paraphyletic) E. ceii Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (paraphyletic)
	E. miliaris E. miliaris E. typhlus (Brazil) (paraphyletic) E. reginae (paraphyletic) E. reginae (paraphyletic) E. zweifeli E. breviceps E. epinephalus (Peru) (paraphyletic) E. epinephalus (Costa Rica) (paraphyletic) E. pseudoreginae E. melanotus E. atraventer E. jaegeri E. almadensis E. juliae E. cursor E. typhlus (French Guiana) (paraphyletic) E. cobella E. aesculapii (Brazil) (paraphyletic) E. ocellatus E. aesculapii (French Guiana & Guyana) (paraphyletic) E. bizona E. mimus