Micrurus brasiliensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus brasiliensis Roze, 1967 | |
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Micrurus brasiliensis, also known commonly as the Brazilian short-tailed coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]
Description
Micrurus brasiliensis may attain a total length (tail included) of 86.5 cm (34.1 in).[1] The snout is white, and the white rings of the triads are as wide as or wider than the black rings.[2]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus brasiliensis is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, and Tocantins.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Micrurus brasiliensis are forest, savanna, and grassland with sandy soil, at elevations from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus brasiliensis is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
Micrurus brasiliensis preys upon amphisbaenians and snakes.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann, C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G. (2020). "Micrurus brasiliensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T56040356A123740960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56040356A123740960.en. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Micrurus brasiliensis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
Further reading
- da Silva, N.J. Jr.; Sites, J.W. Jr. (1999). "Revision of the Micrurus frontalis complex (Serpentes: Elapidae)". Herpetological Monographs. 13: 142–194. (Micrurus brasiliensis, new taxonomic status). (in English with an abstract in Portuguese).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus frontalis brasiliensis, p. 115).
- 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 frontalis brasiliensis, new subspecies, pp. 25–26 + Figure 9 on p. 23).
- 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 brasiliensis, pp. 174–175 + Map 18 + Color 27).