Bogert's coral snake

Bogert's coral snake (Micrurus bogerti) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico.

Bogert's coral snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Micrurus
Species:	M. bogerti
Binomial name
Micrurus bogerti Roze, 1967

Etymology

The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.^[2]

Geographic range

M. bogerti is native to the Pacific coast of Oaxaca in Mexico, ranging from Puerto Angel to San Pedro Tapanatepec.^[1]

Habitat

Known from a few specimens from four localities, M. bogerti is found in tropical deciduous forest, dry coastal forest, and scrub forest.^[1]

Description

M. bogerti has a black snout, followed by a yellow parietal band, followed by a black nuchal band. The body is red with 16–19 black rings. The black rings, which are narrower than the red spaces between them, are edged with yellow or white rings which are even narrower. The red spaces are 6–8 dorsal scales wide; the black rings, 3–4 dorsals; and the yellow or white rings, 1–2 dorsals.^[3]

Reproduction

M. bogerti is oviparous.^[3]

Conservation status

No conservations measures are known, but M. bogerti is protected by Mexican law.^[1]

Taxonomy

There are no recognized subspecies of M. bogerti.^[4]