''Micrurus altirostris'' is a species of

coral snake Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 27 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera ('' Calliophis'', '' Hemibungar ...

in the family

Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids , from , variant of "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus '' Emydocephalus ...

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altirostris Reptiles of Argentina Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles of Uruguay Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Reptiles described in 1835 {{Elapidae-stub