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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Painted Coral Snake
S: Cobra Coral Pintada
Portuguese: Bacorá, Boicorá, Cobra-Corá, Cobra-Coral, Cobra-Coral-de-Cabeça-Preta, Coral, Coral-de-Cintas-Simples, Coral-de-Colar-Branco, Coralina, Coral-Venenosa, Coral-Verdadeira, Ibiboboca, Ibiboca 
SynonymElaps corallinus MERREM 1820: 144
Elaps corallinus — WIED 1820
Elaps corallinus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 1207
Elaps corallinus — BOULENGER 1886: 438
Micrurus corallinus — AMARAL 1925
Micrurus corallinus — WELCH 1994: 79
Micrurus corallinus — GIRAUDO & SCROCCHI 2002
Micrurus corallinus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 444
Micrurus corallinus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte [HR 32: 60]. Bahia, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul), NE Argentina, (Misiones), Paraguay

Type locality: Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: AMNH 3911, designated by Roze, 1966b, a female from Rio de Janeiro, Cabo Frio, Brazil, collected by Maximillian zu Wied-Neuwied. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1374 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Distribution: This species has been recorded from Uruguay inn the past but according to CARREIRA et al. (2005) there are no reliable records from that country. See map in Nogueira et al. 2019. 
EtymologyLatin from corallium meaning red coral; corallinus means with the pattern of red coral. 
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