| Micrurus tschudii | |
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| Micrurus tschudii olssoni from Northern Peru | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. tschudii |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurus tschudii Jan, 1858 | |
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Micrurus tschudii, the desert coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae.
The snakes are found in Ecuador and Peru.
The species is named in honour of Johann Jakob von Tschudi. There are two subspecies: M. t. tschudii and M. t. olssoni.
M. t. tschudii are fairly small, with adults usually growing between 45 and 55 centimetres in length. They are known to prey on lizards and colubrid snakes.
References
- Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Valencia, J.; Venegas, P. (2020). "Micrurus tschudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T50951949A50951961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50951949A50951961.en. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Micrurus tschudii". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Sanz, Libia; Pla, Davinia; Pérez, Alicia; Rodríguez, Yania; Zavaleta, Alfonso; Salas, Maria; Lomonte, Bruno; Calvete, Juan J. (2016). "Venomic Analysis of the Poorly Studied Desert Coral Snake, Micrurus tschudii tschudii, Supports the 3FTx/PLA2 Dichotomy across Micrurus Venoms". Toxins. 8 (6): 178. doi:10.3390/toxins8060178. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 4926144.
- Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-17). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Vertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6288-8.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Micrurus tschudii | |
| Elaps tschudii | |
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