Micrurus latifasciatus SCHMIDT, 1933
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Micrurus latifasciatus
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Long-banded coral snake, Broad-ringed Coral Snake S: Coralillo de Bandas Largas |
| Synonym | Micrurus latifasciatus SCHMIDT 1933 Micrurus nuchalis SCHMIDT 1933 Micrurus nuchalis — TAYLOR 1939 Micrurus nuchalis nuchalis — LAURENT 1949: 17 Micrurus latifasciatus — LINER 1994 Micrurus latifasciatus — LINER 2007 Micrurus latifasciatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 448 |
| Distribution | Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas), W Guatemala Type locality: Finca El Cipres, Volcan Zunil, Suchetepequez, Guatemala. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 22135; 17 additional paratypes in NMBA, SMF, MNHN, AMNH, USNM, and MCZ according to the original description. Paratype: ZSM 2263/0 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis [altifasciatus]: A coral snake with black, yellow, and red rings; well-developed supra-anal tubercles in adult males; black rings few, 6 to 9, and broad, covering 6 to 11 ventrals; red rings very broad, covering 17 to 26 ventrals; scales in red rings uniformly black-spotted; yellow rings well developed; black rings on tail 2-3; temporals invariably 1-1; very rarely a few caudals entire; ventrals 192-197 in males, caudals 50-55; 204-214 and 40-46 in females. Closely allied to the nigrocinctus group, but apparently specifically distinct and within the range of M. n. zunilensis; no other coral snake has such broad black and red zones. Its nearest ally may prove to be M. nuchalis of Oaxaca [from SCHMIDT 1933]. Diagnosis [nuchalis]: A coral snake with black, yellow, and red rings, the black rings not arranged in triads, or with a narrow black accessory ring bordering the red zones next to the yellow; supra-anal tubercles distinct in males; ventrals 201-208, caudals 40-51 in males, 203-209 and 37-40 in females; temporals invariably 1-1; no entire caudals recorded; black bands few, 8 to 9 in both sexes, 2-3 ventrals wide; nuchal black ring much broader; black bands on tail 2-3; scales in red zones heavily and uniformly black-spotted. Apparently allied to M. latifasciatus of the Pacific slope of Guatemala; the coral snakes of Chiapas are unknown. It is the western most and northernmost species with supra-anal tubercles, and overlaps the range of the very distinct M. ephippifer, which, however, is only known from females [from SCHMIDT 1933]. |
| Comment | Venomous! |
| Etymology | Latin from lati- meaning broad or wide and fasciatus meaning banded, alluding to the long body bands. |
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