Micrurus stuarti ROZE, 1967

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Higher Taxa	Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Volcano coral snake, Stuart's Coral Snake
Synonym	Micrurus stuarti ROZE 1967 Micrurus stuarti — WELCH 1994: 89 Micrurus stuarti — ROZE 1996: 221 Micrurus stuarti — WALLACH et al. 2014: 454
Distribution	Guatemala (from San Marcos to at least Suchitepequez) Type locality: Finca La Paz, San Marcos, Guatemala, 1345 meters
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 106708
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1449 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous! Only known from 5 specimens (Roze 1996).
Etymology	Named after Laurence C. Stuart, the late biologist from the University of Michigan, whose contributions to the natural history of Guatemala and Central America are among the best for any Latin American country (Roze 1996: 221).
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Campbell, J.A. & Lamar, W.W. 1989. The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America. Comstock Publishing/Cornell University Press, Ithaca Roze, Jánis A 1967. A checklist of the New World venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with descriptions of new forms. American Museum Novitates (2287): 1-60 - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/274784451412827/ Google images

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