Micrurus ibiboboca, the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. ibiboboca
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| Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)
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Micrurus ibiboboca is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.[2]
References
edit- ^ Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Strüssmann, C.; Loebmann, D.; Barbo, F.E.; Franco, F.L.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Marques, O.A.V.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Sawaya, R.J.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Micrurus ibiboboca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15202897A123740625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T15202897A123740625.en. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop (2004). "Micrurus ibiboboca (Squamata: Elapidae) is not a Guiana Shield species". Phyllomedusa. 3: 141–144. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v3i2p141-144.
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