Roatan coral snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. ruatanus
Binomial name
Micrurus ruatanus
Günther, 1895
Synonyms
  • Elaps fulvius Boulenger, 1896
  • Elaps ruatanus Günther, 1895
  • Micrurus nigrocinctus (Günther, 1895)[2]

The Roatán coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus) also known as Coral de la Isle de Roatán or Coral Roatanense in Spanish is a critically endangered species of elapid snake, endemic to the island of Roatán off of the coast of Honduras.[1] There are no recognized subspecies.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Townsend, J.H.; McCranie, J.R.; Stafford, P. (2013). "Micrurus ruatanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T177486A1487908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T177486A1487908.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Stafford, P.J. & McCranie, J.R. (2009). "Micrurus ruatanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2011. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
  3. ↑ "Micrurus ruatanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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