Micrurus stuarti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. stuarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus stuarti Roze, 1967
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| File:Micrurus stuarti map.jpg | |
Micrurus stuarti (Stuart's coral snake) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.[2] There are no recognized subspecies.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, stuarti, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence Cooper Stuart.[4]
Common names
[edit | edit source]Common names for M. stuarti include Stuart's coral snake, and in Spanish: coral de los volcanes and coral de Stuart.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]M. stuarti can grow to a total length (including tail) of 74 cm (29 in), but most are closer to 50–60 cm (20–24 in). Its color pattern consists of 13–19 relatively broad black rings and very broad red rings, separated by narrow yellow rings. The dorsal scales are smooth, and the red ones are black-tipped. The number of broad black rings on the tail may vary from 3 to 4, separated by narrow red-brown rings.[2]
Geographic range and habitat
[edit | edit source]M. stuarti has only been found on the Pacific versant of southwestern Guatemala. Its habitat consists of subtropical wet forest and lower montane wet forest. It may also occur in similar adjacent habitats in southeastern Mexico.[2]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Species Micrurus stuarti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
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- Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. 870 pp. (in two volumes). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Roze JA (1967). "A Check List of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1-60. (Micrurus stuarti, new species, pp. 47–49, Figure 17).
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