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

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 t...

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Main Authors: Pablo A. Lavin-Murcio, James R. Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-09-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume3/number1/3137.pdf

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