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 petersi

Name

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  • Micrurus petersi Roze, 1967

Holotype: USNM 158295, ♀.

Type locality: “One mile south of Plan de Milagro on the trail to Pan de Azúcar, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, 5600 feet.”

Combinations

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  • Micrurus steindachneri petersi Roze, 1967: 45 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Micrurus petersiRoze, 1983: 313 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Peters' Coral Snake