Micrurus sangilensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. sangilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus sangilensis Nicéforo María, 1942 | |
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Micrurus sangilensis, also known commonly as the San Gil coral snake, the Santander coral snake, and coral sangilense in South American Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Description
[edit]Medium-sized for the genus Micrurus, adults of Micrurus sangilensis usually have a total length (tail included) of 45–55 cm (18–22 in). The maximum recorded total length is 60 cm (24 in).[4]
Like many other New World coral snakes, the color pattern consists of red, white (or yellow), and black rings, with the black rings arranged in triads. The central black ring of each triad is 2–3 times wider than the outer black rings. The central black rings are 3–4 dorsals wide, and outer black rings are 1–2 dorsals wide. The white rings are 1–1.5 dorsals wide, irregular, and spotted with black. The red rings are 4–10 dorsals wide, with some dorsals having black tips. Both males and females have 17–19 complete triads on the body.
Males have 190–196 ventrals and 47–53 subcaudals, and lack supraanal tubercles. Females have 207–215 ventrals and 35–37 subcaudals.[4]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Micrurus sangilensis is found in central Colombia, in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes, in the departments of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, and Santander.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus sangilensis is forest, at elevations of 1,018–1,737 m (3,340–5,699 ft), but it has also been found in artificial and disturbed habitats such as coffee plantations and towns.[1]
Behavior
[edit]Micrurus sangilensis is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N. (2019). "Micrurus sangilensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T44582057A44582066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44582057A44582066.en. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Micrurus sangilensis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. 189 pp. (Micrurus bocourti sangilensis, p. 114).
- 1 2 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 sangilensis, pp. 214–215 + Map 33 + Pattern 45).
Further reading
[edit]- Campbell, J.A.; Lamar, W.W. (1989). The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801420597. xiv + 430 pp., 568 figures, 109 distribution maps, 31 tables.
- Nicéforo María (1942). "Los ofidios de Colombia". Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. 5: 84–101. (Micrurus ecuadorianus sangilensis, new subspecies). (in Spanish).
- Pérez-Santos, C.; Moreno, A.G. (1988). Ofidios de Colombia. Turin, Italy: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. 517 pp. (Monographie VI). (in Spanish).
- Schmidt, K.P. (1955). "Coral Snakes of the Genus Micrurus in Colombia". Fieldiana Zoology. 34 (34): 337–359. (Micrurus ecuadorianus sangilensis, pp. 344–345).