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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).
Although, a study conducted in 1987 found that envenomation occurred in 75% of coral snake bites. [25] Unlike New World pit vipers, this New World coral snake cannot control the amount of primarily neurotoxic venom injected. Dry bites often result from a near miss or deflection; although the venom an adult coral snake holds is enough to kill up ...
" A Check List of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1–60. ( Micrurus bogerti , new species, pp. 9–11, Figure 3).
New Guinea small-eyed snake New Guinea Micruroides: K.P. Schmidt, 1928 1 2 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 ...
Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul, or the babaspul (Creole for "barber's pole"), is a subspecies of Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake. M. n. babaspul is a venomous elapid from Big Corn Island (Isla Grande del Maíz), Nicaragua. According to O'Shea (2008) this is an endangered subspecies, and the subspecies ...
"A Checklist of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1–60. (Micrurus lemniscatus helleri, new combination and new taxonomic status, p. 35). Schmidt KP, Schmidt FJW (1925). "New Coral Snakes from Peru". Field Museum of Natural History Zoological Series 12: 129–134.
This species was assigned to the new world coral snake genus Maticora until phylogenetic studies revealed this species to be nested within the tropical coral snake species clade Calliophis and sister species to Calliophis intestinalis, the banded Malaysian coral snake. [4] This is a medium-sized coral snake with a slender body.
"New World coral snakes (Elapidae): a taxonomic and biological summary ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 46: 305–338. (Micrurus frontalis diana, new subspecies). Roze JA (1994). "Notes on taxonomy of venomous coral snakes (Elapidae) of South America". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 30: 177–185. (Micrurus diana, new status).