| LC control no. | sh 85084979 |
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| LC classification | QL666.O64 Zoology |
| Topical heading | Micrurus (Reptiles) |
| Variant(s) | American coral snakes Eastern coral snakes Micrurus |
| See also | Coral snakes Elapidae |
| Found in | 93-1912: Roze, J.A. Coral snakes, 1994 (genus Micrurus, the American coral snakes) Standard common and current sci. names for N. Am. amphibians and reptiles, 1978: p. 31 (Micrurus, Eastern coral snakes) Coborn, J. The atlas of snakes of the world, 1991: p. 441 (Micrurus; also lists Leptomicrurus, considered by most authorities a synonym of Micrurus) ITIS, June 9, 2016 (Micrurus is also a variant of Microtus, a genus of voles) Phone call to W.R. Heyer, curator, amphibians & reptiles, Smithsonian, 5/6/93 (Smithsonian treats Micrurus and Leptomicrurus as separate genera) |
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