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Micruroides is a genus of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Micruroides euryxanthus. Micruroides euryxanthus, commonly known as the Sonoran coral snake, western coral snake or the Arizona coral snake, is endemic to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Arizona coral snake; Mexican vine snake; Tropical vine snake; Sidewinder Rattlesnake; Grand Canyon Rattlesnake; Arizona Black Rattlesnake; Great Basin Rattlesnake
Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 27 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, and Sinomicrurus), and 83 recognized species of New World coral snakes, in two genera (Micruroides and Micrurus).
Texas has the most snakes in the United States but if you want to talk about venomous snakes, you have to look to Arizona, which has — wait for it — 19 of the country’s 20 dangerous snakes.
The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, two species of cottonmouth, and two species of copperhead. At least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, [4] and Alaska. Timber Rattlesnakes once lived in Rhode ...
Micrurus fulvius, commonly known as the eastern coral snake, [3] common coral snake, American cobra, [4] and more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The family also contains the cobras and sea snakes. [5] The species is endemic to the southeastern United States. [1]
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Brown vinesnake (Oxybelis aeneus) Saddled leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus browni) Spotted leaf-nosed snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus) Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis; Eastern patch-nosed snake (Salvadora grahamiae)
Western coral snakes United States (Arizona, southwestern New Mexico), Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa) Micrurus: Wagler, 1824 83 51 coral snakes Southern North America, South America Naja: Laurenti, 1768 39 3 cobras Africa, Asia Neelaps (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) 2 0 Australia Notechis: Boulenger, 1896 1 0 tiger snake