Bogert's coral snake

Bogert's coral snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: M. bogerti
Binomial name
Micrurus bogerti
Roze, 1967

Bogert's coral snake (Micrurus bogerti) is a species of elapid snake, native to the Pacific coast of Oaxaca in Mexico, ranging from Puerto Angel and San Pedro Tapanatepec.[1] It is only known from very few specimens from four localities and found in tropical deciduous, dry coastal, and scrub forest. No conservations measures are known but it is protected by Mexican law. There are no recognized subspecies.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Micrurus bogerti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Micrurus bogerti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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