Micrurus ibiboboca

Micrurus ibiboboca, the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.

Micrurus ibiboboca
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. ibiboboca
Binomial name
Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)

Micrurus ibiboboca is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.^[2]