Eastern Brazil in the states of Maranhao, Piaui, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia. An apparently disjunct population exists in Suriname and French Guiana.
Holotype: AMNH 3937 according to Golay et al., 1993, Endogly. Venom. Snakes World 478pp.[171].
Type-locality: Brazil
Micrurus ibiboboca, the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.
Micrurus ibiboboca is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.[1]
Micrurus ibiboboca, the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.
Micrurus ibiboboca is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.