Micrurus diana

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 diana

Name

• Micrurus diana Roze, 1983

Holotype: FMNH 159889, ♂.

Type locality: “vicinity of Santiago, Provincia Chiquiticos, Departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 700 meters.”

Combinations

• Micrurus frontalis diana Roze, 1983: 324 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Micrurus diana — Roze, 1994: 180 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Roze, J.A. [1982] 1983. New world coral snakes (Elapidae): a taxonomic and biological summary. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 46: 305–338. Reference page. 
• Roze, J.A. 1994. Notes on taxonomy of venomous coral snakes (Elapidae) of South America. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 30(4): 177–185. BHL Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Diana's Coral Snake