Biology:Micrurus steindachneri
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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. steindachneri
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| Micrurus steindachneri (F. Werner, 1901)
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Micrurus steindachneri, also known commonly as the piedmont coral snake and Steindachner's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.[1]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus steindachneri is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and extreme northern Peru.[2][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus steindachneri is forest, at elevations of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft).[2]
Behavior
Micrurus steindachneri is terrestrial, fossorial, and diurnal.[2]
Reproduction
Micrurus steindachneri is oviparous.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
- Micrurus steindachneri orcesi Roze, 1967
- Micrurus steindachneri steindachneri (F. Werner, 1901)
Etymology
The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Viennese herpetologist Franz Steindachner.[3]: 252
The subspecific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[3]: 195
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Micrurus steindachneri ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=steindachneri.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- 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 steindachneri orcesi, new subspecies, pp. 43–45, Figure 15).
- Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 13 (1): 209–219 (e178).
- Werner, F. (1901). "Ueber Reptilien und Batrachier aus Ecuador und Neu-Guinea". Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 51: 593–614. (Elaps steindachneri, new species, p. 599). (in German).
- Werner, F. (1927). "Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Wiener naturhistorischen staatsmuseum (III. Teil)". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 143: 243–257. (Elaps fasslii, new species, pp. 249–250). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q3312588 entry
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