''Oxyrhopus occipitalis'' is a

neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge ...

snake of the family

Dipsadidae Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). They are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There are more than 700 species. Dips ...

. It occurs in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. It is often confused with ''

Oxyrhopus formosus ''Oxyrhopus formosus'' (vernacular names: beautiful calico snake, Formosa false coral snake) is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). ...

'', a Brazilian species. ''Oxyrhopus occipitalis'' is more slender, the snout is yellow and the top of the head is brown, adults are red with very faint darker bands; ''O. formosus'' is more robust, the head is entirely yellow, and adults have obvious transverse dark bands

References

Oxyrhopus Reptiles described in 1824 Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Guyana Reptiles of French Guiana Reptiles of Suriname Reptiles of Venezuela Taxa named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied {{snake-stub