About Helicops carinicaudus (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
Helicops carinicaudus is a species of snake that belongs to the Colubridae family. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil. Any specimens recorded from Colombia are most likely mislabeled, and they probably actually belong to the species Helicops danieli. There are currently two recognized subspecies of Helicops carinicaudus: Helicops carinicaudus carinicauda, first described by Wied-Neuwied in 1825, and Helicops carinicaudus triserialis, first described by Lindholm in 1902. The former subspecies Helicops carinicaudus infrataeniatus is now classified as a separate valid species, Helicops infrataeniatus.
