Micrurus petersi

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

Holotype: USNM 158295, ♀.

Type locality: “One mile south of Plan de Milagro on the trail to Pan de Azúcar, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, 5600 feet.”

Micrurus steindachneri petersi Roze, 1967: 45 [original combination, as subspecies]
Micrurus petersi — Roze, 1983: 313 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Roze, J.A. 1967. A check list of the new world venomous coral snakes (Elapidae), with descriptions of new forms. American Museum Novitates 2287: 1–60. hdl: 2246/3077 Reference page.

Roze, J.A. [1982] 1983. New world coral snakes (Elapidae): a taxonomic and biological summary. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 46: 305–338. Reference page.

English: Peters' Coral Snake

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