Micrurus laticollaris, also known commonly as the Balsan coral snake, the Balsas coral snake, and the double collar coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae . The species is endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies. www.reptile-database.org.
Local common names Local common names for Micrurus laticollaris in Mexican Spanish include el coralillo de Balsas"Micrurus laticollaris " at Spanish language Wikipedia. and el coralillo de doble collar.
Description Micrurus laticollaris is medium-sized for its genus. Adults usually have a total length (tail included) of . The maximum recorded total length is . xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus laticollaris, pp. 186–187 + Map 22 + Pattern 29).
M. laticollaris has a color pattern consisting of red, yellow (or white), and black rings, with the black rings arranged in triads on the body. The first and last triads are incomplete, each containing only two black rings. The triads do not continue onto the tail, instead being replaced by alternating single black and yellow rings.
Geographic distribution Micrurus laticollaris is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican states of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus laticollaris is forest, at elevations of .
Behavior Micrurus laticollaris is terrestrial.
Reproduction Micrurus laticollaris is oviparous.
Subspecies Two subspecies are recgnized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Micrurus laticollaris laticollaris Micrurus laticollaris maculirostris
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Micrurus.
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Further reading
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572 pp. (Elaps marcgravii var. laticollaris, new variety, pp. 877–878). (in German). (Micrurus laticollaris maculirostris, new subspecies, pp. 31–32).