Erythrolamprus aenigma

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species: Erythrolamprus aenigma
Subspecies: none
Name

Erythrolamprus aenigma Entiauspe-Neto, Abegg, Koch, Nuñez, Azevedo, Moraes, Tiutenko, Bialves & Loebmann, 2021

Type locality: Boa Vista (2°49’12” N, 60°40’19” W, 90 m a.s.l.), Roraima state, Brazil

Holotype: IBSP 90722, adult female
Synonymy

Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus schotti (part.) Entiauspe-Neto,Rocha & Loebmann, 2016: 61.
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus (non Wied-Neuwied) Azarak & Farias, 2017: 45

References
Primary references

Entiauspe-Neto, O.M., Abegg, A.D., Koch, C., Nuñez, L.P., Azevedo, W.D.S., Moraes, L.J., Tiutenko, A., Bialves, T.S. & Loebmann, D. 2021. A new species of Erythrolamprus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontini) from the savannas of northern South America. Salamandra 57(2): 196–218. PDF ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Erythrolamprus aenigma. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 July 2021.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Savannen-Glattnatter
English: Savannah Racer
español: Guarda-camino de Sabana
português: Corredeira de Savana
русский: псевдокоралловая змея саванная
українська: неспражня коралова змія саванна

Erythrolamprus aenigma, also known commonly as the savannah racer snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.[1]
References

Erythrolamprus aenigma at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 August 2014.