Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 12th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Micruroides
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Western Coral Snake
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Arizona-Korallenotter, Arizona-Korallenschlange
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Nordamerikansk Ørkenkoralslange
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1928 |  |
Micruroides Schmidt (type species: Elaps euryxanthus Kennicott 1861) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Micruroides.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Micruroides euryxanthus
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Western Coral Snake
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Arizona-Korallenotter, Arizona-Korallenschlange
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Nordamerikansk Ørkenkoralslange, Arizona-ørkenkoralslange (Arizonakoralslange) (M. e. euryxanthus), Sinaloa-ørkenkoralslange (M. e. neglectus), Sonora-ørkenkoralslange (M. e. australis)
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1861 | |
Elaps euryxanthus Kennicott |
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Micrurus euryxanthus Stejneger & Barbour 1917 |
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Micruroides euryxanthus Schmidt 1928 |
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1955 | |
Micruroides euryxanthus australis Zweifel & Norris |
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1967 | |
Micruroides euryxanthus neglectus Roze |
Other common names:
australis: Sonoran Coral Snake
euryxanthus: Arizona Coral Snake
neglectus: Mazatlan Coral Snake, Sinaloan Coral Snake
Remarks:
Included for Jalisco on the basis of Heimes (2016) and Cruz-Sáenz, Muñoz-Nolasco, Mata-Silva, Johnson, García-Padilla & Wilson (2017), although
Chávez-Avila, Casas-Andreu, García-Aguayo, Cifuentes-Lemus & Cupul-Magaña (2015) condidered the presence of the species in the state as unconfirmed.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chihuahua,
Jalisco,
Nayarit,
Sinaloa,
Sonora),
USA
(Arizona,
New Mexico).
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