Micrurus hemprichii
| Micrurus hemprichii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. hemprichii |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus hemprichii (Jan, 1858) | |
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Micrurus hemprichii is a species of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, hemprichii, is in honor of German naturalist Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich.[2]
Geographic range
M. hemprichii is found in South America.[1]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]
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.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Micrurus hemprichii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrurus hemprichii, pp. 120-121).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Elaps hemprichii, p. 421).
- Freiberg M. 1982. Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Micrurus hemprichii, p. 115).
- Jan [G]. 1858. "Plan d'une Iconographie descriptive des Ophidiens et Description sommaire de nouvelles espèces de Serpents ". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée, Paris, 2e Série [Series 2] 10: 438-449, 514-527. (Elaps hemprichii, new species, pp. 523–524). (in French).
- Schmidt KP. 1953. "Hemprich's Coral Snake Micrurus hemprichi [sic]". Fieldiana Zool. 34 (13): 165-170. (Micrurus hemprichi [sic] ortoni, new subspecies, pp. 166-168).
External links
- "Micrurus hemprichii " at Coral Snakes of the World. http://www.coralsnake.net/micrurus/hemprichs-coral-snake.html
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