Micrurus langsdorffi
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| Micrurus langsdorffi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. langsdorffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus langsdorffi (Wagler, 1824)
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| File:Micrurus langsdorffi Map.jpg | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Micrurus langsdorffi, also known commonly as the confused coral snake and Langsdorff's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, langsdorfii, is in honor of German naturalist Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]M. langsdorffi is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of M. langsdorffi is forest, at altitudes of 80–450 m (260–1,480 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]M. langsdorffi is oviparous.[1][2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Species Micrurus langsdorffi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Micrurus langsdorffi, p. 150).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. ("Elaps langsdorffii [sic]", p. 416).
- Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Micrurus langsdorffi, p. 115).
- Roze J (1967). "A Checklist of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1–60. (Micrurus langsdorffi, p. 30).
- Wagler J (1824). Serpentum Brasiliensum species novae ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens, recueillies et observées pendant le voyage dans l'intérieur du Brésil dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, exécuté par ordre de sa Majesté le Roi de Baviére. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. viii + 75 pp. + Plates I–XXVI. (Elaps langsdorffi, new species, pp. 10–12 + Plate II, figure 1). (in Latin and French).
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