Micrurus ruatanus

Micrurus ruatanus

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 ruatanus

Name

• Micrurus ruatanus (Günther, 1895)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.21.20. [designated by Roze (1996: 213)]

Type locality: “Honduras, Ruatan I.”

Combinations

• Elaps ruatanus Günther, 1895: 185 [original combination]
• Micrurus ruatanus — Schmidt, 1933: 34 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1885–1902. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Volume 7. Reptilia and Batrachia. R.H. Porter: London. i–xx + 326 pp., 76 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Micrurus ruatanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 may 2018.
• Townsend, J.H., McCranie, J.R. & Stafford, P. 2013. IUCN: Micrurus ruatanus  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177486A1487908. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T177486A1487908.en
• Micrurus ruatanus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Roatan Coral Snake
español: Coral roatanense

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