Confused Coral Snake

Appearance

A single-banded coral snake with a black cap and abasie black-white-red color pattern but with a complex polychromatic polymorphism. The black bands may be absent altogether, absent only ventrally, or only black and white bands may be present. Frequently, white or light spots are present on some upper head shields. Males have no supraanal tubercles.

Naming

Named after Grigori Ivanovitch Langsdorff or Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff (1774-1852), a Prussian noble, diplomat and naturalist who lived most of his life in Russia. He was nominated consul general in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1813.

Also called Langsdorff's Coral Snake

Distribution

S Colombia, N Peru, NW Brazil, Upper Amazon, S Ecuador