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Oaxacan coral snake

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Oaxacan coral snake

The Oaxacan coral snake (Micrurus ephippifer) is a species of elapid snake, endemic to Mexico.[1] There are two recognized subspecies.[2]

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Oaxacan coral snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. ephippifer
Binomial name
Micrurus ephippifer
(Cope, 1886)
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Distribution and habitat

M. ephippifer occurs in tropical deciduous forest and pine-oak forest from near sea level to over 2,300 m asl on the Pacific versant of Oaxaca, from Central Oaxaca to the lowlands and foothills of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.[1]

Subspecies

There are currently two recognized subspecies:[2]

  • Micrurus ephippifer ephippifer (Cope, 1886)
  • Micrurus ephippifer zapotectus Roze, 1989

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