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Aesculapian False Coral Snake
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Snakes

Aesculapian False Coral Snake

Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAesculapian False Coral Snake
Dutch—
SpanishFalsa coral
Chinese—
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameErythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Erythrolamprus aesculapii, also known commonly as the Aesculapian false coral snake, the South American false coral snake, and in Portuguese as bacorá, or falsa-coral, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae
GenusErythrolamprus

In Suriname

104Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini8
  • Para5
  • Brokopondo4
  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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