Micrurus diastema
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. diastema |
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Micrurus diastema (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) |
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Micrurus diastema, commonly known as the variable coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake, native to southeastern Mexico and northern Central America. There are seven recognized subspecies.
M. diastema occurs in tropical wet, moist and dry forest from near sea level to 1,250 m (4,100 ft) in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.
There are currently seven recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies.
The subspecific name, macdougalli, is in honor of naturalist Thomas Baillie MacDougall (1896–1973).
The subspecific name, sapperi, is in honor of German explorer Karl Theodor Sapper.
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