Appearance
"Erythrolamprus melanotus" grows up to a total length of 43 cm.Dorsally, it has a light yellow or pinkish color, with a wide, dark vertebral stripe, which is bordered on each side by a thin whitish stripe, followed by a thin dark stripe. The top of the head is olive, and there is a dark stripe passing through the eye. The upper labials and the venter of the snake are whitish.
The dorsal scales are smooth, with apical pits, and are arranged in 17 rows at midbody.
Naming
The English common names for "E. melanotus" refer to English biologist George Kearsley Shaw, who described and named this snake as a species new to science in 1802.Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of "E. melanotus" are freshwater wetlands, forest, and savanna, at altitudes up to 2,000 m.Reproduction
"Erythrolamprus melanotus" is oviparous.Food
"Erythrolamprus melanotus" is diurnal, hunting during the day along the forest floor, where it feeds on spectacled lizards in the genus "Bachia", the rain frog "Pristimantis urichi", the puddle frog "Engystomops pustulosus", the gecko "Gonatodes vittatus", and various unidentified fish.References:
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