Micrurus michoacanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:

Name

Micrurus michoacanensis (Dugès, 1891)

  • Holotype: MDUG [lost fide Roze (1996)]
  • Neotype: MDUG HE 1. [designated by Smith & Necker (1943: 187)]
  • Type locality: “Estado de Michoacán”, Mexico.

Combinations

  • Elaps diastema var. michoacanensis Dugès, 1891: 487 [original combination]
  • Micrurus diastema michoacanensisSchmidt & Smith, 1943: 28 [subsequent combination]
  • Micrurus distans michoacanensisZweifel, 1959: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Michoacan Coral Snake