Micrurus pachecogili
| Micrurus pachecogili | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. pachecogili |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus pachecogili Campbell, 2000 | |
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Micrurus pachecogili, also known commonly as the Pueblan coral snake, the Zapotitlan coral snake, and el coralillo de Puebla in Mexican Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Puebla.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, pachecogili, is in honor of E. Pacheco-Gil who collected the holotype.[2]: 199
Description
Micrurus pachecogili has a color pattern of alternating black and red rings separated by yellow rings. Compared to other coral snakes, the yellow rings are relatively wider, and the red rings are relatively narrower (Campbell 2000).
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus pachecogili is shrubland, at elevations of approximately 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus pachecogili is terrestrial, and it is both crepuscular and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
Taxonomy
Micrurus pachecogili may be a synonym of Micrurus ephippifer.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Micrurus pachecogili ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64030A12738269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64030A12738269.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Species Micrurus ephippifer at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
Further reading
- Campbell, J.A. (2000). "A new species of venomous coral snake (Serpentes: Elapidae) from high desert in Puebla, Mexico". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 113 (1): 291–297. (Micrurus pachecogili, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Campbell, J.A.; Lamar, W.W. (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2. 870 pp., 1,500 plates.
- Liner, E.A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59. (Micrurus pachecogili, 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.