Micrurus lemniscatus
Micrurus lemniscatus, commonly known as the South American coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to South America.M. lemniscatus is found in Argentina, northern Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, eastern Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, eastern Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.Subspecies
There are currently four recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies:
- Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi
- Micrurus lemniscatus fronifasciatus
- Micrurus lemniscatus helleri
- Micrurus lemniscatus lemniscatus
Nota bene: A binomial authority or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Micrurus.Etymology
The subspecific names, carvahloi and helleri, are in honor of Brazilian herpetologist :fr:Antenor Leitão de Carvalho|Antenor Leitão de Carvalho and American zoologist Edmund Heller, respectively.
