Micrurus potyguara

Micrurus potyguara

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 potyguara

Name

Micrurus potyguara Pires, Silva Jr., Feitosa, Prudente, Pereira Filho & Zaher, 2014: 571

• Holotype: UFPB 4359, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Mata do Buraquinho (7°8'42.08"S, 34°51'42.40"W), municipality of João Pessoa, state of Paraíba”, Brazil.

References

Primary references

• Pires, M.G., Silva Jr., N.J., Feitosa, D.T., Prudente, A.L.C., Pereira Filho, G.A. & Zaher, H. 2014. A new species of triadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes: Elapidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3811(4): 569–584. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3811.4.8 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus potyguara. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2017.