Elegant Coralsnake
Micrurus elegans
The elegant coral snake (Micrurus elegans), also known commonly as coralillo elegante in Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. There are two recognized subspecies.
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Description
Micrurus elegans has a color pattern which is unique for its genus. The narrow white or yellow rings of the black triads are interrupted by black, and as a result appear as series of light spots rather than complete rings. Medium-sized for the genus Micrurus, adults usually have a total length (tail included) of 40–60 cm (16–24 in). The maximum recorded total length is 73.3 cm (28.9 in).
Range & habitat
Micrurus elegans occurs at elevations from 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft) above sea level in southern Mexico (from central Veracruz, northern Oaxaca, and the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, southeastward through southern Tabasco, northern Chiapas), and Guatemala (the Caribbean versant of the northern mountains of Guatemala southwards to the Sierra de las Minas).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 30573.