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Micrurus ornatissimus

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Species of snake

Micrurus ornatissimus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: M. ornatissimus
Binomial name
Micrurus ornatissimus
(Jan, 1858)

Micrurus ornatissimus, the ornate coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified in the Andean regions of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. "Ornatissimus" is Latin for "very ornate".

References

  1. Gagliardi, G.; Gonzales, L.; Valencia, J. (2017). "Micrurus ornatissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44582007A44582012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44582007A44582012.en. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=ornatissimus RD
Taxon identifiers
Micrurus ornatissimus
Elaps ornatissimus
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