Cemophora coccinea

Cemophora coccinea
	scarlet snake
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Cemophora
Species:	C. coccinea
Binomial name
	Cemophora coccinea; (Blumenbach, 1788)
Synonyms
	Coluber coccineus ; Blumenbach, 1788; Elaps coccineus ; — Merrem, 1820; Heterodon coccineus ; — Schlegel, 1837; Rhinostoma coccineus ; — Holbrook, 1842; Simotes coccineus ; — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854; Cemophora coccinea ; — Cope, 1860; Cemophora doliata ; — H.M. Smith, 1952; Cemophora coccinea ; — A.H. Wright & A.A. Wright, 1957;

Cemophora coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southeastern United States. There are two subspecies of C. coccinea that are recognized as being valid. The Texas scarlet snake (C. lineri) was previously considered a subspecies.

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