Micrurus distans michoacanensis

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 distans
Subspecies: Micrurus distans michoacanensis

Name

Micrurus distans michoacanensis (Dugès, 1891)

• Holotype: MDUG [lost fide Roze (1996)]
• Neotype: MDUG HE 1. [designated by Smith & Necker (1943: 187)]
• Type locality: “Estado de Michoacán”, Mexico.

Combinations

• Elaps diastema var. michoacanensis Dugès, 1891: 487 [original combination]
• Micrurus diastema michoacanensis — Schmidt & Smith, 1943: 28 [subsequent combination]
• Micrurus distans michoacanensis — Zweifel, 1959: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Dugès, A.A.D. 1891. Elaps diastema, Var. Michoacanensis A. Dug. La Naturaleza Series 2, 1: 487. BHL Reference page. 
• Schmidt, K.E. & Smith, H.M. 1943. Notes on coral snakes from México. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 29: 25–31. BHL
• Smith, H.M. & Necker, W.L. 1943. Alfredo Dugès types of Mexican reptiles and amphibians. Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas 3(1,2): 179–232.
• Zweifel, R.G. 1959. Additions to the herpetofauna of Nayarit, Mexico. American Museum Novitates 1953: 1–13. handle.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Micrurus distans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Michoacan Coral Snake