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Oaxacan coral snake

The Oaxacan coral snake is a species of elapid snake, endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

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Oaxacan coral snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References

  1. Flores-Villela, O. & Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Micrurus ephippifer". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. IUCN: e.T64024A12737423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64024A12737423.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "Micrurus ephippifer". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2011.