Micrurus paraensis
| Pará coral snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. paraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus paraensis Cunha & Nascimento, 1973 | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Micrurus paraensis, also known commonly as the Pará coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northern South America.[2]
Description
[edit]The color pattern of Micrurus paraensis consists of rings of red, black, and white. The black rings are not arranged in triads. The red rings are at least five times as wide as the black rings. The black rings are 2–3 dorsals and 2–3 ventrals wide. The white rings, which separate the black from the red, are one dorsal wide. There are 13–20 black rings on the body.[3]
Males have 188–200 ventrals, and 42–52 subcaudals. Females have 194–213 ventrals, and 30–38 subcaudals.[3]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Micrurus paraensis is found in the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondônia, and also in southern Suriname.[1][2]
Behavior
[edit]Micrurus paraensis is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
[edit]Micrurus paraensis preys on snakes such as Tantilla melanocephala, lizards, and other vertebrates that resemble snakes.[1][3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus paraensis is forests of the Amazon basin, at elevations from near sea level up to 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level, including disturbed forests, and in and around settlements.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira, A.L.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann, C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; da Costa, T.B.G.; Ouboter, P. (2019). "Micrurus paraensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T174107A66748973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T174107A66748973.en. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Uetz, Peter; Hallermann, Jakob (eds.). "Micrurus paraensis CUNHA & NASCIMENTO, 1973". The Reptile Database. Web pages and scripting by Jiří Hošek. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 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. (Micrurus paraensis, pp. 207–208 + Map 32 + Color 51).
Further reading
[edit]- Bernarde, Paulo Sérgio; Albuquerque, Saymon de; Barros, Thiago Oliveira; Turci, Luiz Carlos Batista (2012). "Serpentes do Estado de Rondônia, Brasil ". Biota Neotropica. 12 (3): 1–29. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).
- Cunha, O.R.; Nascimento, F.P. (1973). "Ofidios da Amazonia. IV. As cobras corais (gênero Micrurus) da região leste de Pará (Ophidia, Elapidae). Nota preliminar ". Publicacões Avulsas do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. 20: 273–286. (Micrurus psiches [sic] paraensis, new subspecies). (in Portuguese).
- Feitosa, Darlan Tavares; Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa; Lima, Ana Caroline de (2007). "Redescription and variation of Micrurus paraensis Cunha & Nascimento 1973 (Serpentes: Elapidae)". Zootaxa. 1470 (1): 35–45.
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus psyches paraensis, p. 116).
- Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Micrurus paraensis, p. 452).