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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

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

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

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

• Species Drymarchon corais at The Reptile Database