Micrurus petersi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: Micrurus petersi

Name

• Micrurus petersi Roze, 1967

Holotype: USNM 158295, ♀.

Type locality: “One mile south of Plan de Milagro on the trail to Pan de Azúcar, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, 5600 feet.”

Combinations

• Micrurus steindachneri petersi Roze, 1967: 45 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Micrurus petersi — Roze, 1983: 313 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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. 
• Roze, J.A. [1982] 1983. New world coral snakes (Elapidae): a taxonomic and biological summary. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 46: 305–338. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Micrurus petersi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 May 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Peters' Coral Snake