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Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872) is a animal in the Elapidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872) (Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872))
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Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872)

Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872)

Micrurus obscurus is an elapid snake species found across multiple countries in northwestern South America.

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Micrurus
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Class
Squamata

About Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872)

Micrurus obscurus, commonly known as the black-neck Amazonian coral snake or the Bolivian coral snake, is a species of snake that belongs to the family Elapidae. This species can be found in Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Elapidae Micrurus

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

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