Micrurus annellatus
| Micrurus annellatus | |
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| Micrurus annellatus annellatus in Peru | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. annellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus annellatus (W. Peters, 1871) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Micrurus annellatus, commonly known as the annellated coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. There are three recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies.[3]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus annellatus is found in Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru.[4]
Subspecies
The following three subspecies of Micrurus annellatus are recognized as being valid.[3][2]
Local common names
The annellated coral snake is commonly called coral anilada and naca-naca in South American Spanish, and cobra-coral anelada in Brazilian Portuguese.[4]
Description
The annellated coral snake can grow to a total length (tail included) of 70 cm (28 in), but most are closer to 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in). Its color pattern may vary among subspecies: overall dark blue to black, with narrow rings of white, yellow, or pale blue (M. a. annellatus); or narrow rings of dull red (M. a. balzani). Tricolored specimens are black, red, and yellow, with color pattern not occurring in "triads".[4]
Habitat
Micrurus annellatus is mainly found in montane wet forest and cloud forest, at elevations of 300–2,000 m (980–6,560 ft).[4]
Reproduction
Micrurus annellatus is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is fewer than 15 eggs.[4]
References
- ↑ Lehr, E.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Yánez-Muñoz, M. (2021). "Micrurus annellatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T15202826A15202835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T15202826A15202835.en. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 Species Micrurus annellatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 "Micrurus annellatus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Armed Forces Pest Management Board. "Micrurus annellatus ". AFBMP Living Hazards Database. Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1898). "A List of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by the late Prof. L. Balzan in Bolivia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie 2. 19: 128–133. (Elaps balzani, new species, pp. 130–131).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus annellatus, p. 114).
- Peters, W. (1871). "Über eine von Hrn. Dr. Robert Abendroth in dem Hochlande von Peru gemachte Sammlung von Amphibien, welche derselbe dem Königl. zoologischen Museum geschenkt hat ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1871: 397–404. (Elaps annellatus, new species, p. 402). (in German).
- Roze, J.A. (1967). "A Check List of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1–60. (Micrurus annellatus bolivianus, new subspecies, pp. 7–8 + Figure 2).
- Roze, J.A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas: Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-847-0. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus annellatus, pp. 142–144 + Map 8 + Color 8 + Pattern 4–5).
- Schmidt, K.P. (1954). "The Annellated Coral Snake, Micrurus annellatus Peters". Fieldiana Zoology. 34 (30): 319–325. (Micrurus annellatus montanus, new subspecies, pp. 322–324, Figure 63).