Roatan coral snake

Roatan coral snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
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)[1]

The Roatan coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus) is a critically endangered species of elapid snake, endemic to the island of Roatan in Honduras.[1] There are no recognized subspecies.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stafford, P.J. & McCranie, J.R. (2009). "Micrurus ruatanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 September 2011. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
  2. ↑ "Micrurus ruatanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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