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Micrurus bolivianus ROZE, 1967

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Higher TaxaElapidae, Elapoidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Bolivian coral snake 
SynonymMicrurus annellatus bolivianus ROZE 1967
Micrurus annellatus bolivianus — ROZE 1996: 143
Micrurus annellatus balzani — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004: 149
Micrurus annellatus bolivianus — FEITOSA et al. 2014
Micrurus bolivianus — SILVA et al. 2021
Micrurus bolivianus — FRATELES et al. 2026
Micrurus bolivianus — GÓMEZ-MURILLO et al. 2025 
DistributionC Bolivia

Type locality: Charobamba River, about 50 km NE Zudañez, Chuquisaca, Bolivia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMH R03025 (formerly no. 2706e), female, vend. H. ROLLE May 29, 1897 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyLatin annellatus comes from anellus meaning little ring, thus covered with little rings, alluding to many short bands on the body of this coral snake.

M. a. balzanii was named after professor L. Balzan who collected the type to the Genoa Museum.

M. a. bolivianus was named after Bolivia. 
References
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  • Boulenger, George A. 1902. Descriptions of new batrachians and reptiles from the Andes of Peru and Bolivia [Elaps regularis not assigned]. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 10 (59): 394-402 - get paper here
  • Boulenger,G.A. 1898. A list of the reptiles and batrachians collected by the late Prof. L. Balzan in Boliva. Ann. Mus. Civ. Storia Nat. Genova (2) 19: 128-133 - get paper here
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  • FEITOSA, DARLAN TAVARES; NELSON JORGE DA SILVA JR., MATHEUS GODOY PIRES, HUSSAM ZAHER & ANA LÚCIA DA COSTA PRUDENTE 2015. A new species of monadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) from western Amazon. Zootaxa 3974 (4): 538–554
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