Bogert's coral snake

Bogert's coral snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Micrurus
Species: M. bogerti
Binomial name
Micrurus bogerti
Roze, 1967

Bogert's coral snake (Micrurus bogerti ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[2]

Geographic range

M. bogerti is native to the Pacific coast of Oaxaca in Mexico, ranging from Puerto Angel to San Pedro Tapanatepec.[1]

Habitat

Known from a few specimens from four localities, M. bogerti is found in tropical deciduous forest, dry coastal forest, and scrub forest.[1]

Conservation status

No conservations measures are known, but M. bogerti is protected by Mexican law.[1]

Taxonomy

There are no recognized subspecies of M. bogerti.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Flores-Villela O (2007). "Micrurus bogerti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T64019A12736606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64019A12736606.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 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 bogerti, p. 30).
  3. ↑ "Micrurus bogerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

Further reading

  • Roze, Jánis A. (1967). " A Check List of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1-60. (Micrurus bogerti, new species, pp. 9–11, Figure 3).
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