Micrurus alleni

Micrurus alleni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Micrurus
Species:	M. alleni
Binomial name
	Micrurus alleni; Schmidt, 1936
Synonyms
	Micrurus nigrocinctus alleni ; Schmidt, 1936; Micrurus nigrocinctus yatesi ; Dunn, 1942; Micrurus yatesi ; Dunn, 1942; Micrurus alleni yatesi ; Dunn, 1942; Micrurus alleni richardi ; Taylor, 1951;

Micrurus alleni, also known commonly as Allen's coral snake, the arrow-headed coral snake, and coral cabeza flecha in local Spanish, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American herpetologist Morrow J. Allen who collected the holotype.^[3]^: 5

Geographic distribution

Micrurus alleni is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus alleni is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,620 m (5,310 ft).^[1]

Diet

Micrurus alleni preys on the marbled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus), caecilians, lizards, and snakes.^[1]

Reproduction

Micrurus alleni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Lamar, W.; Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Sasa, M.; Solórzano, A. (2013). "Micrurus alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T203622A2769186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203622A2769186.en. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Micrurus alleni ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Arias, E.; Chaves, G. (2013). "Dermophis glandulosus predation by Micrurus alleni ". Herpetological Review. 44 (4): 657–658.
Reid, Fiona A.; Westeen, Erin P.; Martinez-Fonseca, Jose G. (2019). "Micrurus alleni (Allen's Coralsnake). Diet". Herpetological Review. 50 (3): 597.
Roze, J.A. (1967). "A Check List of the New World Venomous Coral Snakes (Elapidae), with Descriptions of New Forms". American Museum Novitates (2287): 1–60. (Micrurus alleni, pp. 5–6).
Roze, J.A. (1996). Coral Snakes of the Americas: Biology, Identification, and Venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89464-847-0. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus alleni, pp. 139–140 + Map 6 + Color 6).
Schmidt, K.P. (1936). "Notes on Central American and Mexican Coral Snakes". Zoological Series, Field Museum of Natural History. 20 (20): 205–216. (Micrurus nigrocinctus alleni, new subspecies, pp. 209–211, Figure 25).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Lamar, W.; Chaves, G.; Porras, L.W.; Sasa, M.; Solórzano, A. (2013). "Micrurus alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T203622A2769186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203622A2769186.en. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 "Micrurus alleni ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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