Distribution and Range Extension of the Elegant Coralsnake, Micrurus elegans

We reviewed museum collections and the literature and found that published sources underreport the locality-level distribution of the elegant coralsnake, Micrurus elegans, a species known from Mexico and Guatemala. Here, we present 42 localities for M. elegans, announce a northwestern range extensio...

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Published in:The Southwestern naturalist 2017-12, Vol.62 (4), p.303-308
Main Authors: Soto-Huerta, Karlo A, Clause, Adam G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airlines
Coral snakes
Datasets
Distribution
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental aspects
Global positioning systems
GPS
Micrurus elegans
Morphology
Museums
Range extension
Snakes
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:We reviewed museum collections and the literature and found that published sources underreport the locality-level distribution of the elegant coralsnake, Micrurus elegans, a species known from Mexico and Guatemala. Here, we present 42 localities for M. elegans, announce a northwestern range extension, and briefly discuss the morphology and conservation of this species.
ISSN:0038-4909
1943-6262
DOI:10.1894/0038-4909-62.4.303