Micrurus lemniscatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species: Micrurus lemniscatus

Name

Micrurus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [conserved name ]

  • Lectotype: NHR Lin-93 (formerly MAFR), ♂. [designated by Roze (1989: 14)]
  • Type locality: “Asia” in error fide Roze (1967: 32).
  • Paralectotypes: NHR Lin-94 and NHR Lin-95, same data as the lectotype.
  • Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1201 (1982: 22).

Combinations

  • Coluber lemniscatus Linnaeus, 1758: 224 [original combination]
  • Natrix lemniscataLaurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
  • Elaps lemniscatusSchneider, 1801 [subsequent combination]
  • Vipera lemniscataDaudin, 1803 [subsequent combination]
  • Micrurus lemniscatusBeebe, 1919 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1982. Opinion 1201. Elapidae Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): ruling to stabilize nomenclature of taxa in this family (and others). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1): 21–26. BHL Reference page. 
  • Roze, J.A. 1989. New species and subspecies of coral snakes, genus Micrurus (Elapidae), with notes on type specimens of several species. American Museum Novitates 2932: 1–15. hdl: 2246/5146 Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: South American Coral Snake
suomi: Eteläamerikankorallikäärme
українська: Аспід стрічковий
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