Micrurus collaris
| Micrurus collaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus collaris (Schlegel, 1837) | |
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Micrurus collaris, also known commonly as the Guianan black-backed coral snake, the Guyana blackback coral snake, coral espalda-negra guayanesa in Spanish, and cobra coral costas-preta guianesa in Portuguese, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus collaris is found in Brazil (Roraima, Amapá), French Guiana, Guyana, and eastern Venezuela (Bolívar).
The type locality of the subspecies Micrurus collaris breviventris is "Oko Mountains, Essequibo, Guyana".[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus collaris is forest at elevations from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus collaris is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Micrurus collaris breviventris (Roze & Bernal-Carlo, 1988)
- Micrurus collaris collaris (Schlegel, 1837)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a species other than Micrurus.
References
- 1 2 3 Ouboter, P.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G.; Hoogmoed, M. (2016). "Micrurus collaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15201853A15202193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T15201853A15202193.en. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Leptomicrurus collaris at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Duméril, A.-M.-C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A.[-H.A.] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. xii + 781–1536. (Elaps gastrodelus, new species, p. 1212). (in French).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Leptomicrurus collaris, p. 113).
- 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. (Leptomicrurus collaris, pp. 132–133, Figure 51 + Map 2 + Color 1-2).
- Roze, J.A.; Bernal-Carlo, A. (1987). "Las serpientes corales venenosas del género Leptomicrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) de Suramérica con descripción de una nueva subespecie". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. 5 (2): 573–608. (Leptomicrurus collaris breviventris, new subspecies, p. 587). (in Spanish).
- Schlegel, H. (1837). Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale. Amsterdam: M.H. Schonekat. xxviii + 251 pp. (Elaps collaris, new species, p. 181). (in French).