Micrurus margaritiferus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: Micrurus margaritiferus

Name

• Micrurus margaritiferus Roze, 1967: 35

Holotype: AMNH 53362, ♀.

Type locality: “Boca Rio Santiago-Rio Marano6n, Peru.”

References

Primary references

• 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. hdl: 2246/3077 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Micrurus margaritiferus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Speckled Coral Snake