Micrurus fulvius

Micrurus fulvius

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 fulvius

Name

Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766)

• Holotype: unknown, probably lost fide Roze (1996: 177).
• Type locality: “Carolina”, restricted to “Charleston, South Carolina” by Schmidt (1953).

Combinations

• Coluber fulvius Linnaeus, 1766: 381 [original combination]
• Elaps fulvius — Fitzinger, 1826: 61 [subsequent combination]
• Vipera fulvia — Harlan, 1827: 364 [subsequent combination]
• Micrurus fulvius — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917: 106 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus fulvius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2020.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Micrurus fulvius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64025A12737582. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64025A12737582.en
• Micrurus fulvius – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Harlekin-Korallenotter
English: Eastern Coral Snake
español: Serpiente-coralillo arlequín

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