Biology:Micrurus alleni
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. alleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus alleni Schmidt, 1936
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Micrurus alleni, also known commonly as Allen's coral snake, the arrow-headed coral snake, and coral cabeza flecha in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American herpetologist Morrow J. Allen who collected the holotype.[2]: 5
Geographic distribution
Micrurus alleni is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus alleni is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,620 m (5,310 ft).[3]
Diet
Micrurus alleni preys on the marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus), caecilians, lizards, and snakes.[3]
Reproduction
Micrurus alleni is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Micrurus alleni ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=alleni.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Arias, E.; Chaves, G. (2013). "Dermophis glandulosus predation by Micrurus alleni ". Herpetological Review 44 (4): 657–658.
- Reid, Fiona A.; Westeen, Erin P.; Martinez-Fonseca, Jose G. (2019). "Micrurus alleni (Allen's Coralsnake). Diet". Herpetological Review 50 (3): 597.
- 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. (Micrurus alleni, pp. 5–6).
- Roze, J.A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas: Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-847-0. xii + 328 pp. (Micrurus alleni, pp. 139–140 + Map 6 + Color photo 6).
- Schmidt, K.P. (1936). "Notes on Central American and Mexican Coral Snakes". Zoological Series, Field Museum of Natural History 20 (20): 205–216. (Micrurus nigrocinctus alleni, new subspecies, pp. 209–211, Figure 25).
Wikidata ☰ Q3312495 entry
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