Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Elapidae | |
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Similar Micrurus spixii, Aquatic coral snake, Micrurus averyi, Micrurus lemniscatus, Micrurus annellatus | ||
Balade d un micrurus hemprichii en guyane b lizon le 06 novembre 2016 10 heures 30
Micrurus hemprichii (Hemprichi's coral snake) is a species of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae.
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Etymology
The specific name, hemprichii, is in honor of German naturalist Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich.
Diet
Hemprichi's coral snake feeds almost exclusively on velvet worms.
Geographic range
M. hemprichii is found in South America.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid.
References
Micrurus hemprichii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA