Brazilian ribbon coral snake
Micrurus carvalhoi
Micrurus carvalhoi, also known commonly as the Brazilian ribbon coral snake, cobra coral de faixas brasileira in Portuguese, and coral acintada brasilera in Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern South America.
From the article Micrurus carvalhoi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of Micrurus carvalhoi are forest and cerrado savanna.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Micrurus carvlhoi is known to prey upon fishes such as Synbranchus marmoratus and species of the genus Gymnotus, amphisbaenians such as Amphisbaena roberti, and snakes such as Dipsas mikanii.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Micrurus carvalhoi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1557544.