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
Leptomicrurus
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Black-backed Coral Snakes, Slender Coral Snakes, Thread Coral Snakes
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Schlank-Korallenottern
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Sortryggede Koralslanger
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Leptomicrurus Schmidt (type species: Elaps collaris Schlegel 1837) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 1 (25.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Micrurus by some authors
(e.g., Roze 1983; Slowinski 1995; Castoe, Smith, Brown & Parkinson 2007; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014; David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018),
but as a valid genus by others
(e.g., Bernal-Carlo 1987; Roze & Bernal-Carlo 1988; Williams & Wallach 1989; Golay & al. 1993; Roze 1996; David & Ineich 1999; Campbell & Lamar 2004; Silva 2016).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Para,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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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 Leptomicrurus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Leptomicrurus collaris
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Guianan Black-backed Coral Snake, Guianan Slender Coral Snake
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Guiana-Schlank-Korallenotter
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Sortrygget Guyana-koralslange
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1826 | |
Elaps collaris Schlegel |
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Hemibungarus collaris Peters 1863 |
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Micrurus collaris Amaral 1925 |
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Leptomicrurus collaris Schmidt 1937 |
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1854 | |
Elaps collaris vel calligaster Duméril, Bibron & Duméril [part] (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Callophis calligaster Günther 1859 |
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1854 | |
Elaps gastrodelus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Leptomicrurus collaris breviventris Roze & Bernal-Carlo |
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Micrurus collaris breviventris David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 |
Other common names:
breviventris: Short Black-backed Coral Snake
collaris: Long Black-backed Coral Snake
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Para),
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Leptomicrurus narduccii
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Andean Black-backed Coral Snake, Andean Slender Coral Snake
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Andes-Schlank-Korallenotter
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Sortrygget Andes-koralslange
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1863 | |
Elaps narduccii Jan |
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Micrurus narduccii Amaral 1925 |
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Leptomicrurus narduccii Schmidt 1936 |
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1881 | |
Elaps melanotus Peters |
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Leptomicrurus narduccii melanotus Roze & Bernard-Carlo 1987 |
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Micrurus narduccii melanotus David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 |
Other common names:
melanotus: Northwestern Black-backed Coral Snake, Slender Black Coral Snake, Black-headed Slender Coral Snake
narduccii: Bolivian Black Coral Snake
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Leptomicrurus renjifoi
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Ringed Black-backed Coral Snake, Ringed Slender Coral Snake
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Ringel-Schlank-Korallenotter
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Sortrygget Ring-koralslange
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Leptomicrurus renjifoi Lamar |
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Micrurus renjifoi David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Leptomicrurus scutiventris
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Pygmy Black-backed Coral Snake, Pygmy Black Coral Snake, Pygmy Slender Coral Snake, Little Black Coral Snake
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Kleine Schlank-Korallenotter
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Sortrygget Dværg-koralslange
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1869 | |
Elaps scutiventris Cope |
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Leptomicrurus scutiventris Roze & Bernal-Carlo 1988 |
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Micrurus scutiventris Golay & al. 1993 |
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Leptomicrurus Schmidti Hoge & Romano [not Micrurus schmidti Dunn 1940] (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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1972 | |
Micrurus karlschmidti Romano '1971' (substitute name for Leptomicrurus schmidti Hoge & Romano 1966] |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru.
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