Micrurus renjifoi
| Micrurus renjifoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. renjifoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus renjifoi (Lamar, 2003) | |
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Micrurus renjifoi, also known commonly as Renjifo's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, renjifoi, is in honor of Colombian herpetologist Juan Manuel Renjifo.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Micrurus renjifoi is slender and bicolored. Its color pattern consists of alternating rings of black and pale pinkish orange. The rings are about equal in width, both colors being 4–5 dorsal scales wide. There are about 28 black rings on the body. The holotype has a total length of 427 mm (16.8 in), which includes a tail length of 1.97 mm (0.078 in). Ventral scales number 238–243, and subcaudal scales number 16–19.[4]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Micrurus renjifoi is found in eastern Colombia, in Vichada Department, near the confluence of the Tomo River with the Orinoco River.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus renjifoi is savanna, at elevations of 115–156 m (377–512 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit]Micrurus renjifoi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N. (2019). "Micrurus renjifoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T44581900A44581907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44581900A44581907.en. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Leptomicrurus renjifoi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptomicrurus renjifoi, p. 220).
- ↑ Lamar, W.W. (2003).
Further reading
[edit]- Bernal, R. (2025). Serpientes de Colombia, Guía de Campo. Bogotá: Conservación Internacional Colombia. ISBN 978-628-96909-0-3. 396 pp. (Micrurus renjifoi, pp. 106–107). (in Spanish).
- Campbell, J.A.; Lamar, W.W. (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2. 870 pp, 1,500 plates. (in two volumes). (Leptomicrurus renjifoi, p. 130).
- Lamar, W.W. (2003). "A new species of slender coralsnake from Colombia, and its clinal an[d] ontogenetic variation (Serpentes, Elapidae: Leptomicrurus)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 51 (3/4): 805–810. (Leptomicrurus renjifoi, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).