A new species of coral snake (Serpentes, Elapidae) from the Sierra de from the Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico

Abstract

We describe a new species of Micrurus from the Mexican state of Tamauliupas. All of our specimens were encountered in pine-oak forestabove an elevation of 750 meters. The new species is related to Micrurus tener, but differs in the absence of a yellow parietal ring and the presence of a tricolored tail.

Keywords

• Serpentes
• Elapidae
• Micrurus tamaulipensis sp. nov.
• Micrurus fulvius
• coral snake
• Mexico