Micrurus clarki, also known commonly as Clark's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Micrurus |
| Species: | M. clarki
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| Micrurus clarki Schmidt, 1936
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Etymology
editThe specific name, clarki, is in honor of Dr. Herbert Charles Clark (1877–1960), who was Director of Laboratories and Preventive Medicine for United Fruit Company, and then was Director of Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (1929–1954), in Panama.[2]
Geographic range
editM. clarki is found in western Colombia (Valle del Cauca Department), Panama (Darién Gap), and southeastern Costa Rica.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of M. clarki is forest, at altitudes of 2–900 m (6.6–2,952.8 ft).[1]
Behavior
editReproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J.; Acosta Chaves, V.; Rivas, G.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Caicedo, J.; Renjifo, J. (2014). "Micrurus clarki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T203624A2769200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T203624A2769200.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrurus clarki, p. 54).
- ^ a b Species Micrurus clarki at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN 0-87666-912-7. (Micrurus clarki, p. 114).
- Savage JM (2002). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between Two Continents, between Two Seas. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 954 pp. ISBN 0-226-73537-0.
- Schmidt KP (1936). "Notes on Central American and Mexican Coral Snakes". Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 20: 205–216. (Micrurus clarki, new species, pp. 211–212).
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