Micrurus diastema | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Micrurus |
Species: | M. diastema
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Binomial name | |
Micrurus diastema | |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Micrurus diastema, commonly known as the variable coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. [1] There are seven recognized subspecies. [3]
M. diastema occurs in tropical wet, moist, and dry forest from near sea level to 1,250 m (4,100 ft) in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. [1]
There are seven subspecies which are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [3]
The subspecific name, macdougalli, is in honor of naturalist species:Thomas Baillie MacDougall (1896–1973). [4]
The subspecific name, sapperi, is in honor of German explorer Karl Theodor Sapper. [4]
Micrurus diastema | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Micrurus |
Species: | M. diastema
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Binomial name | |
Micrurus diastema | |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Micrurus diastema, commonly known as the variable coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. [1] There are seven recognized subspecies. [3]
M. diastema occurs in tropical wet, moist, and dry forest from near sea level to 1,250 m (4,100 ft) in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. [1]
There are seven subspecies which are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [3]
The subspecific name, macdougalli, is in honor of naturalist species:Thomas Baillie MacDougall (1896–1973). [4]
The subspecific name, sapperi, is in honor of German explorer Karl Theodor Sapper. [4]