Micrurus langsdorffi

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Micrurus langsdorffi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. langsdorffi
Binomial name
Micrurus langsdorffi
(Wagler, 1824)
Micrurus langsdorffi Map.jpg
Synonyms [2]
  • Elaps langsdorffi
    Wagler, 1824
  • Elaps imperator
    Cope, 1868
  • Elaps batesi
    Günther, 1868
  • Micrurus mimosus
    Amaral, 1935

Micrurus langsdorffi, also known commonly as the confused coral snake and Langsdorff's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, langsdorfii, is in honor of German naturalist Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff. [3]

Geographic range

M. langsdorffi is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. langsdorffi is forest, at altitudes of 80–450 m (260–1,480 ft). [1]

Reproduction

M. langsdorffi is oviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Martins, M.R.C.; Valencia, J.; Catenazzi, A.; Gagliardi, G.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Renjifo, J. (2019). "Micrurus langsdorffi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T177513A44951395. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T177513A44951395.en . Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Species Micrurus langsdorffi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrurus langsdorffi, p. 150).

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