Aesculapian False Coral Snake
Erythrolamprus aesculapii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusErythrolamprus (Coral Snake Mimics)
- SpeciesErythrolamprus aesculapii (Aesculapian False Coral Snake)
Erythrolamprus aesculapii, also known commonly as the Aesculapian false coral snake, the South American false coral snake, and in Portuguese as bacorá, or falsa-coral, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Werner's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus leucomelas
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Mountain Sipo
Chironius monticola
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Lichtenstein's Green Racer
Philodryas olfersii
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Aesculapian False Coral Snake at Cordillera Azul National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |