Micrurus meridensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: Micrurus catamayensis

Name

• Micrurus catamayensis Roze, 1989

Holotype: USNM 217256, ♂.

Type locality: “1 km northeast of Lagunilla, Mérida, Venezuela, 915 m.”

Combinations

• Micrurus dissoleucus meridensis Roze, 1989: 5 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Micrurus meridensis — Roze, 1994: 180 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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. 
• 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Micrurus catamayensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Merida Coral Snake