''Micrurus'' is a

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venomous Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Geographic range

Species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in the genus ''Micrurus'' are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...

Species

The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *''

Micrurus albicinctus ''Micrurus albicinctus'', the white-banded coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in ...

'' Amaral, 1925 – white-banded coral snake *''

Micrurus alleni ''Micrurus alleni'', the arrow-headed coral snake or Allen's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1936 – arrow-headed coral snake, Allen's coral snake *''

Micrurus altirostris ''Micrurus altirostris'' 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 mout ...

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, 1860) *''

Micrurus ancoralis ''Micrurus ancoralis'', the regal coral snake or anchor coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in north ...

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, 1872 – regal coral snake, anchor coral snake *''

Micrurus annellatus ''Micrurus annellatus'', commonly known as annellated coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake native to southeastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil. There are three recognized subspecies In Taxonomy (biology ...

'' ( W. Peters, 1871) – annellated coral snake *''

Micrurus averyi ''Micrurus averyi'', also known commonly as Avery's coral snake and the black-headed coral snake, is a species of coral snake, a venomous snake in the genus '' Micrurus'' of the family Elapidae. The species is indigenous to northern South Ame ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1939 – Avery's coral snake, black-headed coral snake *''

Micrurus baliocoryphus ''Micrurus baliocoryphus'' is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. 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 mostl ...

'' (Cope, 1862) *''

Micrurus bocourti ''Micrurus bocourti'', the false triad coral snake or Ecuador coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South Americ ...

'' (Jan, 1872) – false triad coral snake, Ecuador coral snake *''

Micrurus bogerti Bogert's coral snake (''Micrurus bogerti)'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico. Etymology The specific name, ''bogerti'', is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bog ...

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, 1967 – Bogert's coral snake *''

Micrurus boicora ''Micrurus boicora'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Geographic range ''M. boicora'' is known from southern Rondônia and northern Mato Grosso, Brazil. (''Micrurus boicora'', new species ...

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Micrurus brasiliensis ''Micrurus brasiliensis'', the Brazilian short-tailed coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. ...

'' Roze, 1967 – Brazilian short-tailed coral snake *'' Micrurus browni'' K. Schmidt & H.M. Smith, 1943 – Brown's coral snake *''

Micrurus camilae ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'' Renjifo & Lundberg, 2003 *''

Micrurus carvalhoi ''Micrurus albicinctus'', the Brazilian ribbon coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in S ...

'' Roze, 1967 – Brazilian ribbon coral snake *''

Micrurus circinalis ''Micrurus circinalis'', the Trinidad coral snake or Trinidad northern coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad a ...

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& A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Trinidad coral snake, Trinidad northern coral snake *''

Micrurus clarki ''Micrurus clarki'', also known commonly as Clark's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America. Etymology The specific name, ''clarki'', is in hono ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1936 – Clark's coral snake *''

Micrurus collaris ''Micrurus collaris'', the Guyana blackback coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified mostly in Bolívar (state), Roraima, Amapá, and the Oko Mountains.https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/s ...

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, 1837) – Guyana blackback coral snake *'' Micrurus corallinus'' (

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, 1820) – painted coral snake *''

Micrurus decoratus ''Micrurus decoratus'', more commonly referred to as the Brazilian Coral Snake is a member of Elapidae, a venomous snake family. The coral snake genus ''Micrurus'' contains about 50 different species. ''Micrurus decoratus'' is restricted to the ...

'' (Jan, 1858) – Brazilian coral snake *'' Micrurus diana'' Roze, 1983 – Diana's coral snake *''

Micrurus diastema ''Micrurus diastema'', commonly known as the variable coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. There are seven recognized subspecies. Distrib ...

'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – variable coral snake *''

Micrurus dissoleucus ''Micrurus dissoleucus'', the pygmy coral snake, is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The snake species distribution, is found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. References

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'' Cope, 1860 – pygmy coral snake *''

Micrurus distans ''Micrurus distans'', the clear-banded coral snake or West Mexican coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezue ...

'' Kennicott, 1860 – clear-banded coral snake, West Mexican coral snake *''

Micrurus diutius ''Micrurus diutius'', the Trinidad ribbon coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified near Tunapuna. "Diutius" is Latin for "too long".https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micruru ...

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, 1955 – Trinidad ribbon coral snake *''

Micrurus dumerilii ''Micrurus dumerilii'', the Capuchin coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on t ...

'' Jan, 1858 – Capuchin coral snake *''

Micrurus elegans The elegant coral snake (''Micrurus elegans'') is a species of elapid snake, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. There are two recognized subspecies. Geographic range ''M. elegans'' occurs at elevations from above sea level in southern Mex ...

'' Jan, 1858 – elegant coral snake *''

Micrurus ephippifer ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'' (Cope, 1886) – Oaxacan coral snake *'' Micrurus filiformis'' ( Günther, 1859) – thread coral snake, slender coral snake *''

Micrurus frontalis ''Micrurus frontalis'', also known as the southern coral snake or short-tailed coral snake, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in South America. Description This species grows on average to 75 cm i ...

'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 – southern coral snake, short-tailed coral snake *'' Micrurus frontifasciatus'' (

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, 1927) – Bolivian triad coral snake *''

Micrurus fulvius ''Micrurus fulvius'', Common name, commonly known as the eastern coral snake,John L. Behler, Behler John L.; Frederic Wayne King, King, F. Wayne (1979). ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians''. New York: Alf ...

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, 1766) – eastern coral snake, common coral snake, American cobra *''

Micrurus gallicus ''Micrurus gallicus'' is an extinct species of coral snake that lived in France and Germany from 20 to 11.1 million years ago. The remains of this snake consist of some Vertebra, vertebrae. The locality in which it was found was an MN 7 + 8 fissur ...

'' *'' Micrurus helleri'' K. Schmidt & F. Schmidt, 1925 – western ribbon coral snake *''

Micrurus hemprichii ''Micrurus hemprichii'', commonly known as Hemprich's coral snake, Orange-banded coral snake and the worm-eating coral snake, is a species of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to South America. Etymology The spe ...

'' (Jan, 1858) – Hemprichi's coral snake *''

Micrurus hippocrepis ''Micrurus hippocrepis'' (Mayan coral snake) is a species of elapid snake, native to Guatemala and Belize.

'' (W. Peters, 1862) – Mayan coral snake *''

Micrurus ibiboboca ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'' (Merrem, 1820) – Caatinga coral snake *''

Micrurus isozonus ''Micrurus isozonus'', the equal-banded coral snake, Venezuela coral snake, or Sandner's coral snake, is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The snake species distribution, is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venez ...

'' (Cope, 1860) – equal-banded coral snake, Venezuela coral snake, Sandner's coral snake *''

Micrurus langsdorffi ''Micrurus langsdorffi'', also known commonly as the confused coral snake and Langsdorff's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. www.reptile-database.org. Etymol ...

'' ( Wagler, 1824) – confused coral snake, Langsdorff's coral snake *''

Micrurus laticollaris ''Micrurus laticollaris'' (double collar coral snake) is a species of elapid snake, native to Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders ...

'' W. Peters, 1870 – double collar coral snake *''

Micrurus latifasciatus ''Micrurus latifasciatus'', the long-banded coral snake or broad-ringed coral snake, is a species of elapidae, elapid snake, native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.Micrurus lemniscatus ''Micrurus lemniscatus'', commonly known as the South American coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to South America.

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) – South American coral snake *'' Micrurus limbatus''

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, 1964 – Tuxtlan coral snake *'' Micrurus margaritiferus'' Roze, 1967 – speckled coral snake *''

Micrurus medemi ''Micrurus medemi'', the Villavicencio coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified mostly in Meta Department. It was named after Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem Friedrich Johann Graf von Mede ...

'' Roze, 1967 – Villavicencio coral snake *''

Micrurus meridensis ''Micrurus meridensis'', the Merida coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South Ameri ...

'' Roze, 1989 – Merida coral snake *''

Micrurus mertensi ''Micrurus mertensi'', Mertens's coral snake or Peruvian desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South Americ ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1936 – Mertens's coral snake, Peruvian desert coral snake *''

Micrurus mipartitus ''Micrurus mipartitus'' (red-tailed coral snake or many-banded coral snake) is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. The red-tailed coral snake is common in agricult ...

'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – red-tailed coral snake, many-banded coral snake *''

Micrurus mosquitensis ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *'' Micrurus albicinctus' ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1933 – mosquito coral snake *''

Micrurus multifasciatus ''Micrurus multifasciatus'', the many-banded coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin Am ...

'' Jan, 1858 – many-banded coral snake *''

Micrurus multiscutatus ''Micrurus multiscutatus'', the Cauca coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordere ...

'' Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940 – Cauca coral snake *'' Micrurus narduccii'' (Jan, 1863) – Andean blackback coral snake *''

Micrurus nattereri ''Micrurus nattereri'', Natterer’s coral snake or Venezuelan aquatic coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified mostly along the upper Orinoco River The Orinoco () is one of the longest r ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1952 – Natterer's coral snake, Venezuelan aquatic coral snake *''

Micrurus nebularis ''Micrurus nebularis'', the Neblina coral snake or cloud forest coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is th ...

'' Roze, 1989 – Neblina coral snake, cloud forest coral snake *''

Micrurus nigrocinctus ''Micrurus nigrocinctus'', commonly known as the Central American coral snake, is a species of a highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Latin America from southern Mexico, Central America, to north Colombia. The ...

'' ( Girard, 1854) – Central American coral snake *''

Micrurus obscurus ''Micrurus obscurus'', the black-neck Amazonian coral snake or Bolivian coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, ...

'' (Jan, 1872) – black-neck Amazonian coral snake, Bolivian coral snake *'' Micrurus oligoanellatus''

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, 2002 – Tambito's coral snake *''

Micrurus ornatissimus ''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 Latin ( or ) is a classica ...

'' (Jan, 1858) – ornate coral snake *''

Micrurus pacaraimae ''Micrurus pacaraimae'', the Pacaraima coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world' ...

'' Morato de Carvalho, 2002 – Pacaraima coral snake *''

Micrurus pachecogili ''Micrurus pachecogili'', the Pueblan coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in ...

'' Campbell, 2000 – Pueblan coral snake *''

Micrurus paraensis ''Micrurus paraensis'', the Pará coral snake, is a venomous species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil and Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also c ...

'' da Cunha & Nascimento, 1973 – Para coral snake *''

Micrurus peruvianus ''Micrurus peruvianus'', the Peru coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae.https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=peruvianus&search_param=%28%28taxon%3D%27Serpentes%27%29%29 RD It is found in P ...

'' K. Schmidt, 1936 – Peru coral snake *''

Micrurus petersi ''Micrurus petersi'', the mountain coral snake or Peters's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, ...

'' Roze, 1967 – mountain coral snake, Peters's coral snake *''

Micrurus potyguara ''Micrurus potyguara'', the Potyguara coral snake, is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The snake is Endemism, endemic to northeastern Brazil. References

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, da Silva Jr., Feitosa, Costa-Prudente, Pereira Filho & Zaher, 2014 – Potyguara coral snake *'' Micrurus proximans'' H.M. Smith & Chrapliwy, 1958 – Nayarit coral snake *''

Micrurus psyches ''Micrurus psyches'', the northern coral snake, or the Carib coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified in Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil, Trinidad, and Colombia Co ...

'' ( Daudin, 1803) – northern coral snake, Carib coral snake *''

Micrurus putumayensis ''Micrurus putumayensis'', the Putumayo coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South ...

'' Lancini, 1962 – Putumayo coral snake *''

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus The Argentinian coral snake (''Micrurus pyrrhocryptus'') is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in South America, particularly the Dry Chaco The Gran Chaco or simply Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semiarid ...

'' (Cope, 1862) – Argentinian coral snake *''

Micrurus remotus ''Micrurus remotus'', the remote coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South Americ ...

'' Roze, 1987 – remote coral snake *'' Micrurus renjifoi'' ( Lamar, 2003) – Renjifo's coral snake *''

Micrurus ruatanus The Roatán coral snake (''Micrurus ruatanus'') also known as Coral de la Isle de Roatán or Coral Roatanense in Spanish is a critically endangered species of elapid snake, endemic to the island of Roatán off of the coast of Honduras. There are ...

'' (Günther, 1895) – Roatan coral snake *''

Micrurus sangilensis ''Micrurus sangilensis'', the San Gil coral snake or Santander coral snake , is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in ...

'' Nicéforo Maria, 1942 – San Gil coral snake, Santander coral snake *'' Micrurus scutiventris'' (Cope, 1869) – little black coral snake, pygmy black-backed coral snake *'' Micrurus serranus'' Harvey, Aparicio & Gonzáles, 2003 *''

Micrurus silviae ''Micrurus silviae,'' the ''Silva's coral snake,'' is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of S ...

'' Di-Bernardo, Borges-Martins & da Silva Jr., 2007 *''

Micrurus spixii ''Micrurus spixii'', the Amazon coral snake, is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The snake species distribution, is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Brazil. References

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'' Wagler, 1824 – Amazon coral snake *''

Micrurus spurrelli ''Micrurus spurrelli'', the butterfly-head coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified mostly in Chocó Department Chocó Department () is a department of the Pacific region of Colombia kno ...

'' (Boulenger, 1914) – butterfly-head coral snake *''

Micrurus steindachneri ''Micrurus steindachneri'', the piedmont coral snake or Steindachner's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ...

'' (F. Werner, 1901) – piedmont coral snake, Steindachner's coral snake *''

Micrurus stewarti ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 82 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'' Barbour & Amaral, 1928 – Panamanian coral snake *''

Micrurus stuarti ''Micrurus stuarti'' (Stuart's coral snake) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala. There are no recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''stuarti'', is in honor of American herpe ...

'' Roze, 1967 – Stuart's coral snake *'' Micrurus surinamensis'' (

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, 1817) – aquatic coral snake *''

Micrurus tener ''Micrurus tener'', commonly known as the Texas coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. It is native to the southern United States and adjacent northeastern and central Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being valid, in ...

'' Baird & Girard, 1853 – Texas coral snake *''

Micrurus tikuna ''Micrurus tikuna'', the Tikuna coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil, Colombia, and possibly Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bor ...

'' Feitosa, da Silva Jr, Pires, Zaher & Costa-Prudente, 2015 – Tikuna coral snake *''

Micrurus tricolor ''Micrurus tricolor'', the Pantanal coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil and Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is borde ...

'' (Hoge, 1956) – Pantanal coral snake *''

Micrurus tschudii ''Micrurus tschudii'', the desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snakes are found in Ecuador and Peru. The species is named in honour of Johann Jakob von Tschudi Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 O ...

'' Jan, 1858 – desert coral snake ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Micrurus''.

Reproduction

All species of ''Micrurus'' are

oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno ...

(egg-laying). Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). ''Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification''. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. . (Genus ''Micrurus'', p. 196).

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Species

Reproduction

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