Micrurus distans
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. distans |
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| Micrurus distans (Kennicott, 1860) | |
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Micrurus distans, also known commonly as the clear-banded coral snake and the West Mexican coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
Description
The color pattern of Micrurus distans consists of red, black, and yellow rings. The red rings are very wide, and the enclosed dorsal scales usually lack black tips, or have only a few. Adults usually have a total length (tail included) of 45–85 cm (18–33 in). The maximum recorded total length is 107.5 cm (42.3 in).[3]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus distans is found in the western Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Zacatecas[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus distans is forest.[1]
Behavior
Micrurus distans is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A.; Vazquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Micrurus distans ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64022A12737102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64022A12737102.en. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Micrurus distans at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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 distans, pp. 161–163 + Map 15 + Color 18 + Pattern 18–19).
Further reading
- Kennicott, R. (1860). "Descriptions of New Species of North American Serpents in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 1860: 328–338. [Volume 12]. (Elaps distans, new species, p. 338).
- Liner, E.A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana Stae University (80): 1–60. (Micrurus distans, p. 53).
- Reyes-Velasco, Jacobo; Adams, Richard H.; Boissinot, Stephane; Parkinson, Christopher L.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Castoe, Todd A.; Smith, Eric N. (2020). "Genome-wide SNPs clarify lineage diversity confused by coloration in coralsnakes of the Micrurus diastema species complex (Serpentes: Elapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 147: 106770.
- Schmidt, K.P. (1933). "Preliminary Account of the Coral Snakes of Central America and Mexico". Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History. 20 (6): 29–40. (Micrurus diastema distans, new combination, p. 39).