Micrurus ornatissimus
Micrurus ornatissimus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Micrurus |
Species: | M. ornatissimus |
Binomial name | |
Micrurus ornatissimus (Jan, 1858) | |
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Micrurus ornatissimus, the ornate coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified in the Andean regions of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. "Ornatissimus" is Latin for "very ornate".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gagliardi, G.; Gonzales, L.; Valencia, J. (2017). "Micrurus ornatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44582007A44582012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44582007A44582012.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=ornatissimus RD