Micrurus narduccii
| Micrurus narduccii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. narduccii
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus narduccii (Jan, 1863)
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Micrurus narduccii, also known commonly as the Andean blackback coral snake, the Andean black coral snake, and Jan's thread coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, narduccii, is in honor of Italian-born Bolivian naturalist Louis Narducci.[2][3]: 187
Description
Micrurus narduccii may attain a total length of 72 cm (28 in), including a tail length of 5 cm (2.0 in). The dorsal scales are smooth, without apical pits, and arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The anal plate is divided, and the subcaudals are divided (paired). The venter is black, with yellow crossbands or transversely oval spots.[4]
Geographic distribution
Micrurus narduccii is found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes,[1] in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northwestern Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, and eastern Peru.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus narduccii is forest, at elevations of 100–1,500 m (330–4,920 ft).[1]
Behavior
Micrurus narduccii is terrestrial and semifossorial, foraging in leaf litter and sheltering under fallen tree trunks.[1]
Reproduction
Micrurus narduccii is oviparous.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Aguayo, R.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Embert, D.; Aparicio, J.; Muñoz, A.; Valencia, J.; Gonzales, L.; Gagliardi, G. (2016). "Micrurus narduccii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T44581885A44581894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581885A44581894.en. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Leptomicrurus narduccii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), Amblycephalidæ, and Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Elaps narduccii, p. 433).
Further reading
- Freiberg, M. (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Micrurus narduccii, p. 113).
- Jan, G. (1863). "Enumerazione sistematica degli ofidi appartenenti al gruppo Coronellidae". Archivio per la zoologia, l'anatomia e la fisiologia. 2: 213–330. (Elaps narduccii, new species, p. 222). (in Italian).
- Peters, W. (1881). "Über das Vorkommen schildförmiger Verbreiterungen der Dornfortsätze bei Schlangen und über neue oder weniger bekannte Arten dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien ". Sitzung-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1881: 49–52. (Elaps melanotus, new species, p. 51). (in German).
- Roze, J.A.; Bernal-Carlo, A. (1988). "Las serpientes corales venenosa del género Leptomicrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) de Suramérica con descripción de una nueva subespecie". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. 5: 573–608. (in Spanish).