Micruroides euryxanthus
Sign in to savethumb|right|Sonoran coral snake in Arizona. Micruroides is a genus of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Micruroides euryxanthus.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae
Maximum longevity: 17.6 years (captivity)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 731
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Elapidae
- Collections
- MSB, MVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UTEP
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Micruroides
- taxon common name
- Western Coral Snake
- short name
- M. euryxanthus
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Venom
- Habitat
- Behavior
- Defense
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Geographic distribution
- Subspecies
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thumb|right|Sonoran coral snake in Arizona. Micruroides is a genus of venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only the species Micruroides euryxanthus.
Micruroides euryxanthus, commonly known as the Sonoran coral snake, western coral snake or the Arizona coral snake, is endemic to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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