Rustyhead snake

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Rustyhead snake

| image = Amastridium veliferum.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Sasa, M. |author2=Wilson, L.D. |date=2013 |title=Amastridium veliferum |volume=2013 |page=e.T197428A2482444 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197428A2482444.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Amastridium

| species = veliferum

| authority = Cope, 1860

| synonyms = *Amastridium veliferum
{{small|Cope, 1860}}

• Fleischmannia obscura
  {{small|Boettger, 1898}}
• Phrydrops melas
  {{small|Boulenger, 1905}}
• Phydrops [sic] melas
  {{small|— Dunn, 1931}}
• Amastridium veliferum
  {{small|— J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970}}
• Amastridium veliferum
  {{small|— Wallach et al., 2014}}

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The rustyhead snake (Amastridium veliferum), also known commonly as the rufous-headed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.{{ITIS|id=585703|taxon=Amastridium veliferum |access-date=12 March 2012}} The species is endemic to Central America and Colombia.[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Amastridium&species=veliferum "Amastridium veliferum COPE, 1860"]. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 2012-03-12