Biology:Oaxacan coral snake

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Short description: Species of snake

Oaxacan coral snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. ephippifer
Binomial name
Micrurus ephippifer
(Cope, 1886)

The Oaxacan coral snake (Micrurus ephippifer) is a species of elapid snake, endemic to Mexico.[1] There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

Distribution and habitat

M. ephippifer occurs in tropical deciduous forest and pine-oak forest from near sea level to over 2,300 m asl on the Pacific versant of Oaxaca, from Central Oaxaca to the lowlands and foothills of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.[1]

Subspecies

There are currently two recognized subspecies:[2]

  • Micrurus ephippifer ephippifer (Cope, 1886)
  • Micrurus ephippifer zapotectus Roze, 1989

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Micrurus ephippifer". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2007: e.T64024A12737423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64024A12737423.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/64024/0. Retrieved 9 January 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Micrurus ephippifer". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585946. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 


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