Coastal Coral Snake
Bogert's Coral Snake
Coralillo Costanero
M. bogerti is a single-banded coral snake with a black snout. They reach a maximum size of about 77 cm, the average size is between 38 to 60 cm. There is a yellow parietal band, followed by a black nuchal band. The dorsal pattern consists of red and black bands, with the black bands being outlined by two, thin, white bands. On the head, the mental and first three infralabials are black, the rest of the chin is yellow. The black nuchal band covers 6 to 7 dorsal scales. The black bands on the body are 3 to 4 dorsal scales long. The red bands are about 6 to 8 dorsal scales long and the red scales have very little to no black spotting. The white bands are about 1 to 2 dorsal scales thick. On the tail, the black bands are more than twice the length of the white bands separating them. (Roze, 1996).
There are between 214 to 230 ventral scales and 38 to 56 subcaudal scales (Roze, 1996).
Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, from about Puerto Angel to Tapanatepec.
Dry coastal thorn and scrub formations and tropical deciduous forests, from sea level to 400 m (Roze, 1996).
Holotype: AMNH 96952
Type-locality: Tangola-Tangola (Tangolunda), east of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Bogert's coral snake (Micrurus bogerti) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico.
The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[2]
M. bogerti is native to the Pacific coast of Oaxaca in Mexico, ranging from Puerto Angel to San Pedro Tapanatepec.[1]
Known from a few specimens from four localities, M. bogerti is found in tropical deciduous forest, dry coastal forest, and scrub forest.[1]
M. bogerti has a black snout, followed by a yellow parietal band, followed by a black nuchal band. The body is red with 16–19 black rings. The black rings, which are narrower than the red spaces between them, are edged with yellow or white rings which are even narrower. The red spaces are 6–8 dorsal scales wide; the black rings, 3–4 dorsals; and the yellow or white rings, 1–2 dorsals.[3]
No conservations measures are known, but M. bogerti is protected by Mexican law.[1]
There are no recognized subspecies of M. bogerti.[4]
Bogert's coral snake (Micrurus bogerti) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern Mexico.
