Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Micrurus | |
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Similar Micrurus, Snake, Micrurus frontalis, Elapidae, Micrurus lemniscatus | ||
Kiss of snake didgeridoo micrurus corallinus
Micrurus corallinus is a species of venomous elapid snake native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. There are no recognized subspecies.
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- Kiss of snake didgeridoo micrurus corallinus
- Cobra coral micrurus corallinus coral snake
- Common names
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- References
Cobra coral micrurus corallinus coral snake
Common names
Common names of this species include painted coral snake, cobra coral pintada, mboi-chumbe, vibora de coral, boicora, bocora, coral-verdadeira, ibiboboca, and mboi-yvyvovo.
Description
The painted coral snake is a medium-sized tri-colored snake which can grow to 98 cm (39 in), but most are closer to 65 cm (26 in) to 85 cm (33 in).
Distribution and habitat
Its range includes Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Santa Catarina, Espírito Santo), northeastern Argentina, (Misiones), and Paraguay. It is mainly found in the Amazon basin in tropical deciduous and evergreen forest at elevations ranging from sea level to 500 m.
References
Micrurus corallinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA