red pipe snake, false coral snake (Anilius scytale) Description
Tortrix scytale
Date 1700-1880
Old Latin name Tortrix scytale
New Latin name Anilius scytale
Common name Nederlands: Onechte koraalslang
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Anilius scytale is a single species of the family Aniliidae. Common names include American pipe snake or red pipesnake or false coral snake. It is found in South America. This snake possesses a vestigial pelvic girdle that is visible as a pair of cloacal spurs. This species is found in Amazonian South America, the Guianas, and Trinidad and Tobago. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Infraorder: Alethinophidia, Superfamily: Anilioidea, Family: Aniliidae, Genus: Anilius, Species: Anilius scytale (Linnaeus, 1758).
