Micrurus carvalhoi ROZE, 1967
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Micrurus carvalhoi
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Brazilian ribbon coral snake |
| Synonym | Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi ROZE 1967: 33 Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 212 Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi — WELCH 1994: 85 Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi — BARRIO-AMOROS et al. 2003 Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi — FROTA et al. 2005 Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi — PIRES et al. 2014 Micrurus carvalhoi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 446 Micrurus carvalhoi — PIRES et al. 2021: 66 |
| Distribution | NE/C Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas, DF, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, São Paulo, Tocantins, Espírito Santo), Argentina (Corrientes), Paraguay (Amambay, Caaguazú) Type locality: "Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil". |
| Reproduction | oviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: USNM 76341, male, ZMB 2727 seems to be the iconotype from Seba 1734; paratypes: USNM, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, MNRJ, NMW, CAS, SMF [carvalhoi] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Diagnosis. Micrurus carvalhoi can be distinguished from all other triadal species of Micrurus by the following combination of morphological characters: black snout (rostral, internasals, anterior border of prefrontals and nasals, and 1–2 supralabials); white preocular transverse band covers most of prefrontals, anterior border of supraoculars, posterior nasals, preoculars, and 2–3 supralabials; black cephalic cap includes frontal, supraoculars, and postoculars, anterior 2⁄3 of parietals, temporals, and 4–5 supralabials; head red, with or without black tipped scales; gulars red, with mental and some or most of infralabials black, in a horseshoe-shaped pattern; 1st triad separated from parietals by 3–4 scales; middle black ring longer or same length as outer ones; white rings shorter than outer black rings; red rings shorter that entire triad or even middle black ring; red and white rings usually with black-tipped scales (Fig. 43); and 7–18 body triads and 1⁄3–2 tail triads (Pires et al. 2021: 67). Additional details (3541 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: For a discussion of nomenclatural and historical issues, see Pires et al. 2021. Venomous! Sympatry: M. ibiboboca and others. Similar species: M. lemniscatus, M. ibiboboca, M. potyguara, possibly others. |
| Etymology | M. l. carvalhoi was named after the Brazilian herpetologist, Antenor Leitäo de Carvalho, "whose friendly cooperation is weIl known and appreciated within and outside Brazil," as is stated in the original description. |
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