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Micrurus medemi ROZE, 1967

IUCN Red List - Micrurus medemi - Critically Endangered, CR
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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Villavicencio coral snake 
SynonymMicrurus psyches medemi ROZE 1967: 41
Micrurus psyches medemi — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 217
Micrurus psyches medemi — PEREZ-SANTOS & MORENO 1988: 396
Micrurus psyches medemi — WELCH 1994: 89
Micrurus medemi — ROZE 1994: 178
Micrurus medemi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 449
Micrurus medemi — MONTOYA et al. 2022 
DistributionColombia (Departamento de Meta, Cundinamarca)

Type locality: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 96998, a male 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1352 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Federico Medem (1912-1984) [obituary in Herpetologica 40: 468 [1984]. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Bernal, R. 2025. Serpientes de Colombia-Guía de Campo. Serie de Guías Tropicales de Campo. 19: 396 pp. Conservación Internacional Colombia, Bogotá - get paper here
  • 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
  • MONTOYA CRUZ, ALEXANDRA; DIDIER MANCERA-GARCÍA & RONALD DÍAZ-FLÓREZ. 2021. Defensive behavior by a Villavicencio Coralsnake, Micrurus medemi Roze 1967 (Squamata: Elapidae), in Colombia. Reptiles & Amphibians 28(3): 483–484. - get paper here
  • Montoya, A., Díaz Flórez, R. A., & Mancera, D. 2022. A new departmental and elevational record for the Villavicencio Coralsnake, Micrurus medemi Roze 1967 (Squamata: Elapidae), in Colombia. Reptiles & Amphibians 29(1): 189–190. - get paper here
  • Pérez-Santos,C. & Moreno, A.G. 1988. Ofidios de Colombia. Museo reegionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Monographie VI, 517 pp.
  • Rincón-Aranguri, M., Toro-Cardona, F. A., Galeano, S. P., Roa-Fuentes, L.. & Urbina-Cardona, N. 2023. Functional diversity of snakes is explained by the landscape composition at multiple areas of influence. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10352 - get paper here
  • Roze, J.A. 1994. Notes on the taxonomy of venomous coral snakes (Elapidae) of South America. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 30: 177-185. - get paper here
  • 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.
 
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