Micrurus pyrrhocryptus

Taxonavigation

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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 pyrrhocryptus

Name

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  • Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope, 1862)

Holotype: ANSP 5395, collected by T.J. Paige.

Type locality: not cited, designated to “Vermejo River, Argentine Chaco” by Schmidt (1936: 199), corrected to “Río Bermejo, Chaco, Argentina” by Scrocchi (1990: 359).

Combinations

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  • Elaps pyrrhocryptus Cope, 1862: 347 [original combination]
  • Micrurus pyrrhocryptusSchmidt, 1936: 199 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Argentinian Coral Snake