Micrurus diana

Micrurus diana, or Diana's coral snake, is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. Specimens have been identified in Bolivia (Tucavaca Valley Municipal Reserve) and Brazil (Mato Grosso). It was named after the goddess Diana.[1]

Micrurus diana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. diana
Binomial name
Micrurus diana
Roze, 1983

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