Micrurus laticollaris
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. laticollaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus laticollaris (W. Peters, 1870) | |
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Micrurus laticollaris, also known commonly as the Balsan coral snake, the Balsas coral snake, and the double collar coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae . The species is endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
Local common names
Local common names for Micrurus laticollaris in Mexican Spanish include el coralillo de Balsas[3] and el coralillo de doble collar.[4]
Description
Micrurus laticollaris is medium-sized for its genus. Adults usually have a total length (tail included) of 50–70 cm (20–28 in). The maximum recorded total length is 73 cm (29 in).[4]
M. laticollaris has a color pattern consisting of red, yellow (or white), and black rings, with the black rings arranged in triads on the body. The first and last triads are incomplete, each containing only two black rings. The triads do not continue onto the tail, instead being replaced by alternating single black and yellow rings.[4]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus laticollaris is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus laticollaris is forest, at elevations of 300–1,800 m (980–5,910 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus laticollaris is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recgnized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Micrurus.
References
- 1 2 3 Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Micrurus laticollaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64026A12737769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64026A12737769.en. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Micrurus laticollaris at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Micrurus laticollaris " at Spanish language Wikipedia.
- 1 2 3 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 laticollaris, pp. 186–187 + Map 22 + Pattern 29).
Further reading
- Dixon, J.R.; Webb, R.G. (1965). "Micrurus laticollaris Peters, from Jalisco, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 10 (1): 77.
- Flores-Leyva, Xhail; Campos-Rodríguez, José Ismael (2010). "Presencia de Micrurus laticollaris Peters, 1969 en el Estado de México". Boletín de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana. 18 (1): 17–21. (in Spanish).
- Frost, Darrel; Aird, Steven (1978). "Geographic Distribution: Micrurus laticollaris (Mexican Coral Snake). Mexico. Oaxaca". Herpetological Review. 9 (2): 62.
- Heimes, P. (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731002. 572 pp.
- Peters, W. (1870). "Über mexicanische Amphibien, welche Hr. Berkenbusch in Puebla auf Veranlassung des Hrn. Legationsraths von Schlözer dem zoologischen Museums zugesandt hat". Monatsberichte der Kóniglich Pressischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1869: 874–881. (Elaps marcgravii var. laticollaris, new variety, pp. 877–878). (in German).
- 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 laticollaris maculirostris, new subspecies, pp. 31–32).