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Micrurus janisrozei NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE, 2024

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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymMicrurus janisrozei NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE 2024 
DistributionBrazil (Bahia)

Type locality: Caetite municipality (14°2’52.1ʺS, 42°28’46.6ʺW), Bahia state, Brazil.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MUFAL 11876, Adult male (Fig. 10 in Nascimento et al. 2024)
Paratypes. All from Brazil (n =5). Adult female, MZUESC 5654, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 5683, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 5727, Jequié municipality (13°51'03.8"S, 40°04'52.2"W), Bahia state. Adult male, MZUESC 6423, Piatã municipality (13°09'08.1"S, 41°46'05.8"W), Bahia State. Adult male, MZUESC 20837, Rio de Contas municipality (13°40'10.7"S, 41°42'51.7"W), Bahia State (Supplemental Fig. S3 in in Nascimento et al. 2024). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Micrurus janisrozei sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: snout predominantly white, with black bordered scales; black-tipped parietals; body triads 8–12 (average 10); ventrals 209–238 in males and 212–244 in females; subcaudals 17–27 in males and 16– 26 in females; hemipenis short, slightly bilobed, capitate and ornamented with calcified spines; presence of capitular sulcus; basal pocket developed and ornamented by a few small spines. (Nascimento et al. 2024)


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CommentDistribution: see map in Nascimento et al. 2024: 16 (Figure 9). 
EtymologyNamed after Janis A. Roze, a distinguished herpetologist and expert on coral snakes, renowned for authoring numerous publications and books dedicated to this subject. 
References
  • Nascimento, L. R., Graboski, R., Silva JR, N. J., & Prudente, A. L. 2024. Integrative taxonomy of Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)(Serpentes, Elapidae) reveals three new species of coral snake. Systematics and Biodiversity, 22(1): 2315958 - get paper here
 
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