Micrurus carvalhoi
| Micrurus carvalhoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus carvalhoi Roze, 1967 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Micrurus carvalhoi, also known commonly as the Brazilian ribbon coral snake, cobra coral de faixas brasileira in Portuguese, and coral acintada brasilera in Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern South America.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.[2]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus carvalhoi is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Micrurus carvalhoi are forest and cerrado savanna.[3]
Diet
Micrurus carvlhoi is known to prey upon fishes such as Synbranchus marmoratus and species of the genus Gymnotus, amphisbaenians such as Amphisbaena roberti, and snakes such as Dipsas mikanii.[3]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Micrurus carvalhoi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi, p. 49).
- 1 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 lemniscatus carvalhoi, p. 190 + Map 24 + Color 38).
Further reading
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi, p. 115 + color photograph on p. 187).
- 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 lemniscatus carvalhoi, new subspecies, pp. 33–34 + Figure 11 on p. 28).
- Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Micrurus carvalhoi, new taxonomic status, p. 446).