Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Genus: Micruroides
Species: Micruroides euryxanthus
Subspecies: Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus

Name

Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus (Kennicott, 1860)

• Holotype: USNM 1122, adult ♂.
• Type locality: not given, but the National Museum of Natural History records show its provenience as “Sonora, Mexico”, fide Roze (1974: 163).

Combinations

• Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus — Zweifel & Norris, 1955: 246 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page. 
• Zweifel, R.G. & Norris, K.S. 1955. Contribution to the herpetology of Sonora, Mexico; descriptions of new subspecies of snakes (Micruroides euryxanthus and Lampropeltis getulus) and miscellaneous collecting notes. American Midland Naturalist 54(1): 230–249. DOI: 10.2307/2422190 JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micruroides euryxanthus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Arizona Coral Snake