Micrurus ruatanus

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:

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.21.20. [designated by Roze (1996: 213)]

Type locality: “Honduras, Ruatan I.”

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1885–1902. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Volume 7. Reptilia and Batrachia. R.H. Porter: London. i–xx + 326 pp., 76 pls. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Micrurus ruatanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 may 2018.
Townsend, J.H., McCranie, J.R. & Stafford, P. 2013. IUCN: Micrurus ruatanus (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T177486A1487908. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T177486A1487908.en
Micrurus ruatanus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).