TY - JOUR
AU - Brattstrom, Bayard H.
AB - NOTES AND COMMENTS 217 THE CORAL SNAKE "MIMIC" PROBLEM AND PROTECTIVE COLORATION BA YARD H. BRATT STROM Diuision of Geological Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 4, California INTRODUCTION Bothrops, Lachesis, Pituophis, Leptodelra, Tri­ morphodon, H eterodon, Epicrates, Bitis, and In a recent paper in this journal Dunn (1954) probably Dipsas, Sibon, and Imantodes.) restated the old problem of mimics vs. protec­ Uniform: This type of coloration is usually tive coloration in coral snake "mimics." He found in burrowing or secretive snakes (Ex. suggested that if he could show that there were Leptotyphlops, Geopbis, most Tantilla, Corpho­ more poisonous coral snakes than non-poisonous phis, and Diadophis), in relatively swift sna~es (Panama), "mimics" in a random population (Ex. Masticophis flagellum, Coluber constnc­ the case for these non-poisonous snakes being tor, Ptyas) , or in snakes found in an almost true "mimics" would be established for the uniformly colored habitat (Ex. Leptophis, Oxy­ many diverse types of colubrid snakes which bells, Opheodrys, and to some extent, Coluber have become coral snake-like in their coloration. constrictor) . Dunn's data are to the effect that" ... a Striped: Stripes are usually found in fast­ minority (38%) of the conspicuously ringed moving slender snakes. 
TI - THE CORAL SNAKE “MIMIC” PROBLEM AND PROTECTIVE COLORATION
JF - Evolution
DO - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1955.tb01533.x
DA - 1955-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-coral-snake-mimic-problem-and-protective-coloration-2uH90iLOus
SP - 217
EP - 219
VL - 9
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -