''Micrurus baliocoryphus'' is a species of coral snake 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 ...

. Like the other members of its family, it is venomous. It is found in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

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baliocoryphus Reptiles of Argentina Snakes of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles described in 1862 Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope {{Elapidae-stub