Micrurus baliocoryphus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. baliocoryphus |
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| Micrurus baliocoryphus (Cope, 1860) | |
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Micrurus baliocoryphus, also known commonly as the Mesopotamian coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae.[2] Like the other members of its family, it is venomous. It is native to central South America.
Geographic distribution
Micrurus baliocoryphus is found between the Paraná River and the Uruguay River, in Argentina and Paraguay.[1][2]
Habitat
Micrurus baliocoryphus is found in variety of habitats, including forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at elevations from sea level to 200 m (660 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus baliocoryphus is terrestrial, foraging in leaf litter.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scott, N.; Tognelli, M. (2016). "Micrurus baliocoryphus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T56040327A56040340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56040327A56040340.en. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Micrurus baliocoryphus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 December 2016.
Further reading
- Barrio, Avelino; Miranda, Marta E. (1967). "Estudio comparativo morfológico e immunológico entre las diferentes entidades del género Micrurus Wagler (Ophidia, Elapidae) de la Argentina". Memórias do Instituto Butantan. 33 (3): 869–880. ("1966"). (Micrurus frontalis mesopotamicus, new subspecies). (in Spanish).
- Cope, E.D. (1860). "Catalogue of the Venomous Serpents in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes on the families, genera and species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1859: 332–347. (Elaps baliocoryphus, new species, p. 346).
- Cope, E.D. (1862). "Catalogues of the REPTILES obtained during the Explorations of the Parana, Paraguay, Vermejo and Uraguay [sic] Rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U. S. N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michler, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the Expedition conducting the Survey of the Atrato River". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 14: 346–359. (Elaps frontalis var. baliocoryphus, p. 347).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus frontalis baliocoryphus, p. 115).
- 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 frontalis baliocoryphus, p. 174 + Pattern 28).