Micrurus bernadi
| Micrurus bernadi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. bernadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus bernadi (Cope, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
Micrurus bernadi is a species of venomous elapid snake, endemic to eastern Mexico.[1] There are currently no recognized subspecies.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, bernadi, is in honor of French physician Santiago Bernad, who collected the type specimen.[4]
Geographic range
Within Mexico M. bernadi is found from eastern Hidalgo southward to northern Puebla and parts of northwestern Veracruz.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Micrurus bernadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Micrurus bernadi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrurus bernadi, p. 24).
Further reading
- Cope, E.D. (1887). "Catalogue of Batrachians and Reptiles of Central America and Mexico". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 32, 1-98. (Elaps bernadi, p. 87).
- Roze, Janis A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas: Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing. 340 pp. ISBN 0894648470.
- Schmidt, Karl P. (1933). "Preliminary Account of the Coral Snakes of Central America and Mexico". Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. Ser. 20 (6): 29-40. (Micrurus bernadi, p. 40).
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