Biology:Micrurus silviae
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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. silviae
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus silviae Di Bernardo, Borges-Martins & da Silva Jr., 2007
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Micrurus silviae, also known commonly as Silvia's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to southeastern South America.[1]
Description
Like many other New World coral snakes, the color pattern of Micrurus silviae consists of red, white, and black rings, with the black rings arranged in triads. The middle black ring of each triad is 1.5–2 times wider than the outer black rings. The white rings are slightly narrower than the outer black rings. The dorsal scales of the white rings are so heavily edged and tipped with black that the white rings appear to be gray from a distance. The snout is mostly black, and the top of the head is completely black.[1]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus silviae is found in northeastern Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones), southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), and southeastern Paraguay.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Micrurus silviae are grassland and savanna, at elevations of 100–700 m (330–2,300 ft).[2]
Behavior
Micrurus siliae is terrestrial.[2]
Reproduction
Micrurus silviae is oviparous.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, silviae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Silvia Di Bernardo, who died suddenly of a cerebral aneurysm in 2002. She was the first wife of Brazilian herpetologist Marcos Di Bernardo.[1][3][4]: 244
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Species Micrurus silviae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn - ↑ Kwet, Axel (2006). "Obituary: Marcos Di Bernardo (1963–2006)". Phyllomedusa 5 (1): 5–7.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Cacciali, Pier; Espínola, Daniel; Viñales, Silvia Centrón; Espínola, Irene Gauto; Cabral, Hugo (2011). "Notes on Geographic Distribution: Squamata, Serpentes, Micrurus silviae Di-Bernardo [sic], Borges-Martins and Silva, 2007: Presence confirmation in Paraguay". Check List 7 (6): 809–810.
- Di-Bernardo [sic], M.; Borges-Martins, M.; Silva, N.J. Jr. (2007). "A new species of coralsnake (Micrurus: Elapidae) from Southern Brazil". Zootaxa 1447 (1): 1–26. (Micrurus silviae, new species).
- Giraudo, Alejandro R.; Nenda, Santiago J.; Arzamendia, Vanesa; Bellini, Gisela P.; Franzoy, Alejandro (2015). "Nuevos datos sobre la distribución, morfología y conservación de Micrurus silviae (Serpentes: Elapidae), una serpiente coral amenazada poco conocida". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86: 1041–1047. (in Spanish).
- Kwet, A. (2007). "Neue Korallenschlange aus Südbrasilien: Micrurus silviae". Terraria, Eighth Series 2 (6): 38–39. (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q5087718 entry
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