Micrurus distans KENNICOTT, 1860
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | Micrurus distans distans (KENNICOTT 1860) Micrurus distans michoacanensis (DUGES 1891) Micrurus distans oliveri ROZE 1967 |
Common Names | E: Clear-banded coral snake, West Mexican Coral Snake E: Common clear-banded coral snake [distans] E: Michoacan clear-banded coral snake [michoacanensis] E: Colima clear-banded coral snake [oliveri] E: Zweifel's coral snake [zweifeli] S: Coralillo Bandas Claras |
Synonym | Micrurus distans distans (KENNICOTT 1860) Elaps distans KENNICOTT 1860 Elaps distans — COPE 1875: 11 Elaps fulvius var. distans — GARMAN 1884: 106 Micrurus diastema distans — SCHMIDT 1933: 39 Micrurus affinis stantoni — SCHMIDT 1933 (part.) fide ROUX-ESTEVE 1983 Micrurus diastema distans — SCHMIDT & SMITH 1943 Micrurus distans distans — ZWEIFEL 1959 Micrurus distans zweifeli ROZE 1967 Micrurus distans distans — TANNER 1985: 661 Micrurus distans distans — LINER 1994 Micrurus distans zweifeli — WELCH 1994: 81 Micrurus distans zweifeli — LINER 2007 Micrurus distans distans — LINER 2007 Micrurus distans — WALLACH et al. 2014: 445 Micrurus distans distans — REYES-VELASCO et al. 2020 Micrurus distans michoacanensis (DUGES 1891) Elaps diastema var. michoacanensis DUGES 1891 Micrurus diastema michoacanensis — SCHMIDT & SMITH 1943 Micrurus diastema michoacanensis — SCHMIDT 1947 Micrurus distans michoacanensis — ZWEIFEL 1959 Micrurus distans michoacanensis — LINER 1994 Micrurus distans michoacanensis — LINER 2007 Micrurus distans michoacanensis — REYES-VELASCO et al. 2020 Micrurus distans oliveri ROZE 1967 Micrurus distans oliveri — WELCH 1994: 81 Micrurus distans oliveri — LINER 2007 Micrurus distans oliveri — REYES-VELASCO et al. 2020 |
Distribution | distans: Mexico (SW Chihuahua, S Sonora, Sinaloa, south to NW Nayarit); Type locality: Batosegachie, Chihuahua, Mexico. michoacanensis: Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero) oliveri: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco); Type locality: Periquillo, Colima, Mexico. zweifeli: Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes [HR 31: 114]); Type locality: Laguna Santa Maria, Nayarit, Mexico, between elevations of 2,000 and 4,000 ft. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 1144, male Neoype: MDUG HE 1, designated by Smith & Necker 1943; Holotype: MDUG Duges Museum, Mexico, lost fide ROZE 1996; [michoacanensis] Holotype: AMNH 12780, a male [oliveri] Holotype: CAS 95769, a male [zweifeli] |
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Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: Reyes-Velasco et al. 2020 suggested to synonymize Micrurus distans zweifeli with M. d. distans, based on genetic data. |
Etymology | Latin from dista meaning stand apart; distans probably refers to the long distance between the black bands, unusual in coral snakes. michoacenensis: Latin michoacenensis denotes belonging to or an inhabitant of Michoacan. oliveri: Named after the late James A. Oliver, director of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, who made considerable contributions to herpetology. zweifeli: Named after Richard G. Zweifel, curator emeritus of herpetology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, who did extensive research in western Mexico. (etymologies after Roze 1996: 161-163) |
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