Micrurus brasiliensis

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: Micrurus
Species: Micrurus brasiliensis

Name

• Micrurus brasiliensis Roze, 1967

Holotype: UMMZ 108880, ♂.

Type locality: “Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil.”

Combinations

• Micrurus frontalis brasiliensis Roze, 1967: 25 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Micrurus brasiliensis — Silva & Sites, 1999: 165 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Roze, J.A. 1967. A check list of the new world venomous coral snakes (Elapidae), with descriptions of new forms. American Museum Novitates 2287: 1–60. hdl: 2246/3077 Reference page. 
• Silva, Jr., N.J. & Sites, Jr., J.W. 1999. Revision of the Micrurus frontalis complex (Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetological Monographs 13: 142–194. DOI: 10.2307/1467062 JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus brasiliensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 May 2018.