Micrurus catamayensis

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 catamayensis

Name

• Micrurus catamayensis Roze, 1989: 3

Holotype: BMNH 1935.11.3.103, ♂.

Type locality: “2 km west of Loja, Catamayo Valley, Ecuador, 1568 m.”

References

Primary references

• Roze, J.A. 1989. New species and subspecies of coral snakes, genus Micrurus (Elapidae), with notes on type specimens of several species. American Museum Novitates 2932: 1–15. hdl: 2246/5146 Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Catamayo Coral Snake