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Micrurus diastema

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

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Micrurus diastema, commonly known as the variable coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake, native to southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. There are seven recognized subspecies.

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Distribution and habitat

Micrurus diastema Micrurus diastema Tim Colston Flickr

M. diastema occurs in tropical wet, moist and dry forest from near sea level to 1,250 m (4,100 ft) in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

Subspecies

There are currently seven recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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  • Micrurus diastema affinis (Jan, 1858)
  • Micrurus diastema aglaeope (Cope, 1860)
  • Micrurus diastema alienus (F. Werner, 1903)
  • Micrurus diastema apiatus (Jan, 1858)
  • Micrurus diastema diastema (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
  • Micrurus diastema macdougalli Roze, 1967
  • Micrurus diastema sapperi (F. Werner, 1903)

    • Etymology

    The subspecific name, macdougalli, is in honor of naturalist Thomas Baillie MacDougall (1896–1973).

    The subspecific name, sapperi, is in honor of German explorer Karl Theodor Sapper.

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    References

    Micrurus diastema Wikipedia
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