Micrurus collaris
| Micrurus collaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus collaris (Schlegel, 1837) | |
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Micrurus collaris, also known commonly as the Guianan black-backed coral snake, the Guyana blackback coral snake, coral espalda-negra guayanesa in Spanish, and cobra coral costas-preta guianesa in Portuguese, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Micrurus collaris is found in Brazil (Roraima, Amapá), French Guiana, Guyana, and eastern Venezuela (Bolívar).
The type locality of the subspecies Micrurus collaris breviventris is "Oko Mountains, Essequibo, Guyana".[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus collaris is forest at elevations from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Micrurus collaris is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Micrurus collaris breviventris (Roze & Bernal-Carlo, 1988)
- Micrurus collaris collaris (Schlegel, 1837)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a species other than Micrurus.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Ouboter, P.; Schargel, W.; Rivas, G.; Hoogmoed, M. (2016). "Micrurus collaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T15201853A15202193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T15201853A15202193.en. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Leptomicrurus collaris at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Duméril, A.-M.-C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A.[-H.A.] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. xii + 781–1536. (Elaps gastrodelus, new species, p. 1212). (in French).
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Leptomicrurus collaris, p. 113).
- Roze, J.A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas: Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-847-0. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Leptomicrurus collaris, pp. 132–133, Figure 51 + Map 2 + Color 1-2).
- Roze, J.A.; Bernal-Carlo, A. (1987). "Las serpientes corales venenosas del género Leptomicrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) de Suramérica con descripción de una nueva subespecie". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. 5 (2): 573–608. (Leptomicrurus collaris breviventris, new subspecies, p. 587). (in Spanish).
- Schlegel, H. (1837). Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Générale. Amsterdam: M.H. Schonekat. xxviii + 251 pp. (Elaps collaris, new species, p. 181). (in French).