Micrurus potyguara

Micrurus potyguara
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Micrurus
Species:	M. potyguara
Binomial name
Micrurus potyguara Pires, da Silva Jr., Feitosa, Costa-Prudente, Pereira Filho & Zaher, 2014

Micrurus potyguara, the Potyguara coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. ^[2]

The snake is endemic to northeastern Brazil. ^[2]

References

1. Martins, M.R.C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Silveira, A.L.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Strüssmann, C.; Loebmann, D.; Leite, D.; Barbo, F.E.; França , F.G.R.; Maschio, G.; Colli, G.R.; Costa, H.; Ribeiro, L.; Luiz, L.; Borges-Martins, M.; Oliveira , M.E.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Oliveira, R.; Guedes da Costa, T.B.; Vaz, W. (2021). "Micrurus potyguara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T96107572A96107575. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
2. "Micrurus potyguara". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.