Micrurus | |
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Micrurus fulvius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Micrurus Wagler, 1824 |
Type species | |
Coluber fulvius Linnaeus, 1766 |
Micrurus is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. [1]
Species in the genus Micrurus are endemic to the Americas. [2]
The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Micrurus.