Micrurus anibal NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE, 2024
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Micrurus anibal
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Micrurus anibal NASCIMENTO, GRABOSKI, SILVA JR & PRUDENTE 2024: 19 Micrurus helleri — JOWERS et al. 2019: 5 (fig. 2) Micrurus ibiboboca — HURTADO-GOMEZ et al., 2021: 234 (fig. 3) Micrurus ibiboboca — PIRES et al. 2014: 580 Micrurus ibiboboca — PIRES et al. 2021:198 Micrurus ibiboboca — SILVA et al. 2016: 120 Micrurus lemniscatus — SILVA & SITES 2001: 4 Micrurus lemniscatus — RENJIFO et al. 2012: 139 (fig. 7) |
| Distribution | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Paraná) Type locality: Iguaba Grande municipality (22° 51'00.7"S, 42° 11'35.3"W), state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. MNRJ 18191, Adult male Paratypes. All from Brazil (n = 4). Adult female, MNRJ 4900, Saquarema municipality (22°55'51.6"S, 42°29'47.2"W), Rio de Janeiro state. Adult male, MNRJ 8232, Jaconé municipality (22°55'00.0"S, 42°38'00.0"W), Rio de Janeiro State. Adult male, MNRJ 19013, Ubas, Iguaba Grande municipality (22°51'00.7"S, 42°11'35.3"W), Rio de Janeiro state. Adult female, MNRJ 19014, Ubas, Iguaba Grande municipality (22°51'00.7"S, 42°11'35.3"W), Rio de Janeiro state (Supplemental Fig. S3). |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: after Nascimento et al. 2024. Distribution: See map in Nascimento et al. 2024: Fig. 11 Similar species: Micrurus bonita and Micrurus anibal are closely related to M. ibiboboca and may be subspecies of that species. Even though their hemipenes looks different, they are morphologically very similar. |
| Etymology | Named after Anibal Rafael Melgarejo Gimenez, a Uruguayan herpetologist and toxicologist based in Brazil, who contributed to the studies of Brazilian snakes, including coral snakes. |
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