Micrurus mertensi

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Micrurus mertensi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. mertensi
Binomial name
Micrurus mertensi
Schmidt, 1936

Micrurus mertensi, Mertens's coral snake or Peruvian desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. [2]

The snake is found in Ecuador and Peru. [2]

References

  1. Lehr, E.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Valencia, J. (2021). "Micrurus mertensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T50951816A50951836. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T50951816A50951836.en . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Micrurus mertensi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.