Micrurus stuarti

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title: "Micrurus stuarti" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["micrurus", "reptiles-described-in-1967", "taxa-named-by-janis-roze", "snakes-of-central-america", "reptiles-of-guatemala", "endemic-fauna-of-guatemala"] description: "Species of reptile" topic_path: "general/micrurus" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrurus_stuarti" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Species of reptile ::

| name = Micrurus stuarti | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | taxon = Micrurus stuarti | authority = Roze, 1967 | range_map = Micrurus stuarti map.jpg | synonyms =

Micrurus stuarti (Stuart's coral snake) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala. There are no recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, stuarti, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence Cooper Stuart.

Common names

Common names for M. stuarti include Stuart's coral snake, and in Spanish: coral de los volcanes and coral de Stuart.

Description

M. stuarti can grow to a total length (including tail) of 74 cm, but most are closer to 50 –. Its color pattern consists of 13–19 relatively broad black rings and very broad red rings, separated by narrow yellow rings. The dorsal scales are smooth, and the red ones are black-tipped. The number of broad black rings on the tail may vary from 3 to 4, separated by narrow red-brown rings.

Geographic range and habitat

M. stuarti has only been found on the Pacific versant of southwestern Guatemala. Its habitat consists of subtropical wet forest and lower montane wet forest. It may also occur in similar adjacent habitats in southeastern Mexico.

Reproduction

M. stuarti is oviparous.

References

References

1. Acevedo, M.. (2013). "''Micrurus stuarti''".
2. AFBMP. "''Micrurus stuarti ''". AFBMP.
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4. 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 stuarti'', p. 257).
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