Roatan coral snake

The Roatán coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus) also known as Coral de la Isle de Roatán or Coral Roatanense in Spanish is a critically endangered species of elapid snake, endemic to the island of Roatán off of the coast of Honduras.^[1] There are no recognized subspecies.^[2]

Roatan coral snake
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Micrurus
Species:	M. ruatanus
Binomial name
Micrurus ruatanus Günther, 1895
Synonyms[1]
Elaps fulvius Boulenger, 1896 Elaps ruatanus Günther, 1895 Micrurus nigrocinctus (Günther, 1895)