Micrurus frontifasciatus
| Micrurus frontifasciatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. frontifasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus frontifasciatus (F. Werner, 1927) | |
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Micrurus frontifasciatus, also known commonly as the Bolivian triad coral snake and coral tricolor boliviana in South American Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to South America.[1]
Description
Micrurus frontifasciatus is a medium to long species of coral snake. The longest measured specimen is the holotype, which has a total length (tail included) of 104 cm (41 in). Its coloration consists of red, white, and black rings, in a triad pattern in common with many coral snakes.[2]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus frontifasciatus is found in Bolivia and Peru, at elevations of 500–2,840 m (1,640–9,320 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 Species Micrurus frontifasciatus 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 frontifasciatus, pp. 175–176 + Map 19 + Color 28).
Further reading
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus lemniscatus frontifasciatus, p. 115).
- Werner, F. (1926). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Wiener naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum (III. Teil)". Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien. 143: 243–257. (Elaps frontifasciatus, new species, pp. 250–251). (in German).