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Indigo snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  ( IUCN 3.1 ) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Drymarchon
Species:	D. corais
Binomial name
Drymarchon corais ( Boie , 1827)
Synonyms [2]
Coluber corais Boie, 1827 Geoptyas collaris Steindachner, 1867 Geoptyas flaviventris Steindachner, 1867 Phrynonax angulifer Werner, 1923 Drymarchon corais cleofae Brock, 1942

The indigo snake ( Drymarchon corais ), also known as the yellow-tail cribo , is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . ^[3] This large colubrid snake is nonvenomous .

Taxonomy [ edit ]

Until recently, all Drymarchon were classified as subspecies of D. corais . However, North and Central populations are now assigned to different species ( D. melanurus , D. couperi and D. kolpobasileus ), and D. caudomaculatus and D. margaritae are recognised as separate species in South America. ^[4]

Range [ edit ]

This snake is found in South America , including Bolivia , Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , French Guiana , Guyana , Paraguay , Peru , Suriname and Venezuela as well as Trinidad and Tobago . ^[1]

Diet [ edit ]

The species forages on the ground, sometimes climbing low vegetation. It feeds on a variety of prey species including fish, frogs, reptiles, reptile eggs, mammals, birds and bird eggs. ^{[1] [5]}

References [ edit ]

• Species Drymarchon corais at The Reptile Database