Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes | |
Similar Micrurus browni, Roatan coral snake, Micrurus averyi, Micrurus diastema, Micrurus dissoleucus | ||
The Elegant coral snake (Micrurus elegans) is a species of elapid snake, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. There are two recognized subspecies:
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Range and habitat
M. elegans occurs at elevations from 500 to 1,000 m asl in southern Mexico (from central Veracruz, northern Oaxaca, and the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, southeastward through southern Tabasco, northern Chiapas), and Guatemala (the Caribbean versant of the northern mountains of Guatemala southwards to the Sierra de las Minas).
Subspecies
There are currently two recognized subspecies:
References
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