Micrurus lemniscatus

Micrurus lemniscatus

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 lemniscatus

Name

Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [conserved name]

• Lectotype: NHR Lin-93 (formerly MAFR), ♂. [designated by Roze (1989: 14)]
• Type locality: “Asia” in error fide Roze (1967: 32).
• Paralectotypes: NHR Lin-94 and NHR Lin-95, same data as the lectotype.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1201 (1982: 22).

Combinations

• Coluber lemniscatus Linnaeus, 1758: 224 [original combination]
• Natrix lemniscata — Laurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
• Elaps lemniscatus — Schneider, 1801 [subsequent combination]
• Vipera lemniscata — Daudin, 1803 [subsequent combination]
• Micrurus lemniscatus — Beebe, 1919 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1982. Opinion 1201. Elapidae Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): ruling to stabilize nomenclature of taxa in this family (and others). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1): 21–26. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 

Additional references

• Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus lemniscatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2022.
• Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J., Urbina, N., Scott, N., Carreira, S., Cacciali, P., Montero, R., Nogueira, C., Schargel, W., Rivas, G. & Murphy, J. 2019. IUCN: Micrurus lemniscatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15202912A15202921. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15202912A15202921.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: South American Coral Snake
suomi: Eteläamerikankorallikäärme
українська: Аспід стрічковий

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