Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope, 1862) is a animal in the Elapidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope, 1862)

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope, 1862)

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Argentinian coral snake) is an elapid coral snake found in South America's Dry Chaco.

Family
Genus
Micrurus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (Cope, 1862)

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus, commonly known as the Argentinian coral snake, is a species of coral snake that belongs to the family Elapidae. This species occurs in South America, with its range specifically including the Dry Chaco region.

Photo: (c) Alfredo Sabaliauskas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alfredo Sabaliauskas · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Elapidae Micrurus

More from Elapidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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