Micrurus corallinus

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 Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida 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 corallinus

Name

• Micrurus corallinus (Merrem, 1820)

Lectotype: AMNH 3911, adult ♀. [designated by Roze (1966: 370)]

Type locality: “Brasilia [=Brazil]”, restricted to “Rio de Janeiro, Brazil” by Roze (1966: 370).

Combinations

• Elaps corallinus Merrem, 1820: BHL [original combination]
• Micrurus corallinus — Amaral, 1925 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Roze, J.A. 1966. On the synonymy and type specimens of the coral snakes Micrurus corallinus and M. ibiboboca (marcgravii). Copeia 1966(2): 369–371. JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus corallinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 November 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Painted Coral Snake