Micrurus tschudii, the desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae.[2]
| Micrurus tschudii | |
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| Micrurus tschudii olssoni from Northern Peru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. tschudii
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus tschudii Jan, 1858
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The snakes are found in Ecuador and Peru.[2]
The species is named in honour of Johann Jakob von Tschudi.[3] There are two subspecies: M. t. tschudii and M. t. olssoni.[4]
M. t. tschudii are fairly small, with adults usually growing between 45 and 55 centimetres in length. They are known to prey on lizards and colubrid snakes.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Valencia, J.; Venegas, P. (2020). "Micrurus tschudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T50951949A50951961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50951949A50951961.en. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Micrurus tschudii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Sanz, Libia; Pla, Davinia; Pérez, Alicia; Rodríguez, Yania; Zavaleta, Alfonso; Salas, Maria; Lomonte, Bruno; Calvete, Juan J. (2016). "Venomic Analysis of the Poorly Studied Desert Coral Snake, Micrurus tschudii tschudii, Supports the 3FTx/PLA2 Dichotomy across Micrurus Venoms". Toxins. 8 (6): 178. doi:10.3390/toxins8060178. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 4926144.
- ^ Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-17). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Vertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6288-8.
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