Micrurus ibiboboca
Micrurus ibiboboca | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Micrurus |
Species: | M. ibiboboca
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Binomial name | |
Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)
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Micrurus ibiboboca, the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.
Micrurus ibiboboca is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.[1]
References[]
- ^ MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2004). "Micrurus ibiboboca (Squamata: Elapidae) is not a Guiana Shield species". Phyllomedusa. 3: 141–144. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v3i2p141-144.
Categories:
- Micrurus
- Snakes of South America
- Reptiles of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fauna of the Caatinga
- Reptiles described in 1820
- Elapidae stubs