[2] The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger.

[3] E. jaegeri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

[2] E. jaegeri is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft).

The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae.

[2] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Erythrolamprus.