A new species of coral snake (Serpentes, Elapidae) from the Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

Authors

  • Pablo A. Lavin-Murcio Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Programa de Biologia Anillo Envolvente y Estocolmo
  • James R. Dixon Texas A & M University; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v3i1p3-7

Keywords:

Serpentes, Elapidae, Micrurus tamaulipensis sp. nov, Micrurus fulvius, coral snake, Mexico

Abstract

We describe a new species of Micrurus from the Mexican state of Tamauliupas. All of our specimens were encountered in pine-oak forest above an elevation of 750 meters. The new species is related to Micrurus tener, but differs in the absence of a yellow parietal ring and the presence of a tricolored tail.

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Published

2004-06-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Lavin-Murcio, P. A., & Dixon, J. R. (2004). A new species of coral snake (Serpentes, Elapidae) from the Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 3(1), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v3i1p3-7