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Micrurus ruatanus (Roatan Coral Snake)

Synonyms: Elaps fulvius (heterotypic); Elaps ruatanus; Micrurus nigrocinctus ruatanus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Roatan coral snake (Micrurus ruatanus) is a critically endangered species of elapid snake, endemic to the island of Roatan in Honduras. There are no recognized subspecies.
View Wikipedia Record: Micrurus ruatanus

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Micrurus ruatanus

Attributes

Venomous [1]  Yes

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Roatán   Honduras      

Range Map

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0