Micrurus lemniscatus
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| Species: | M. lemniscatus
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| Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The South American coral snake (Micrurus lemniscatus) is a species of elapid snake, native to South America.[1]
Subspecies
There are currently four recognized subspecies:[2]
- Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi Roze, 1967
- Micrurus lemniscatus diutius Burger, 1955
- Micrurus lemniscatus helleri Schmidt & Schmidt, 1925
- Micrurus lemniscatus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ^ The Reptile Database. Consulted: 2011-09-24
- ^ "Micrurus lemniscatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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