Biology:Micrurus ornatissimus

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Short description: Species of snake

Micrurus ornatissimus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. ornatissimus
Binomial name
Micrurus ornatissimus
(Jan, 1858)

Micrurus ornatissimus, the ornate coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified in the Andean regions of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. "Ornatissimus" is Latin for "very ornate".[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3312557 entry