Micrurus annellatus PETERS, 1871
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | Micrurus annellatus annellatus (PETERS 1871) Micrurus annellatus balzanii (BOULENGER 1898) Micrurus annellatus bolivianus ROZE 1967 |
Common Names | E: (Common) Annellated Coral Snake E: Yungas coral snake [balzani] E: Bolivian coral snake [bolivianus] Portuguese: Cobra-Coral, Cobra-Coral-Anelada, Cobra-Coral-de-Anéis, Coral-Verdadeira |
Synonym | Micrurus annellatus annellatus (PETERS 1871) Elaps annellatus PETERS 1871: 402 Micrurus annellatus montanus SCHMIDT 1954 Micrurus annellatus annellatus — WELCH 1994: 79 Micrurus annellatus — LEHR 2002: 99 Micrurus annellatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 442 Micrurus annellatus balzanii (BOULENGER 1898) Elaps balzanii BOULENGER 1898: 130 Elaps regularis BOULENGER 1902: 402 Micrurus balzanii — SCHMIDT 1936 Micrurus balzani — SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943 Micrurus annellatus balzani — ROZE 1996: 143 Micrurus annellatus balzani — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004: 149 Micrurus annellatus bolivianus ROZE 1967 Micrurus annellatus bolivianus — ROZE 1996: 143 Micrurus annellatus balzani — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004: 149 Micrurus annellatus bolivianus — FEITOSA et al. 2014 |
Distribution | E Peru, Bolivia (Beni), W Brazil annelatus: SE Peru balzanii: Amazonian slopes of Madre de Dios, Peru and W Bolivia bolivianus: C Bolivia; Type locality: Charobamba River, about 50 km NE Zudañez, Chuquisaca, Bolivia. montanus: Type locality: Peru, Puno, about 10 km. north of Santo Domingo Mine, Camp 4; elevation about 2,000 meters. Type locality: “Pozuzu” [Pasco Dep., Peru] [Elaps annelatus PETERS 1871] |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZMB 7185 (annelatus) Holotype: ZMH R03025 (formerly no. 2706e), female, vend. H. ROLLE May 29, 1897 [bolivianus] Holotype: FMH 40221 [montanus] Holotype: MSNG 28874 [balzanii] |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4856 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Venomous! Distribution: Not in Ecuador fide Torres-Carvajal et al. 2019: 299 ff). See map in Nogueira et al. 2019. |
Etymology | Latin 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. balzani was named after professor L. Balzan who collected the type to the Genoa Museum. |
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