Micrurus collaris, also known commonly as the Guianan black-backed coral snake, the Guyana blackback coral snake, coral espalda-negra guayanesa in Spanish, and cobra coral costas-preta guianesa in Portuguese, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.
Geographic distribution Micrurus collaris is found in Brazil (Roraima, Amapá), French Guiana, Guyana, and eastern Venezuela (Bolívar).
The type locality of the subspecies Micrurus collaris breviventris is "Oko Mountains, Essequibo, Guyana". www.reptile-database.org.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus collaris is forest at elevations from sea level to .
Behavior Micrurus collaris is terrestrial and semifossorial.
Reproduction Micrurus collaris is oviparous.
Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Micrurus collaris breviventris Micrurus collaris collaris
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a species other than Micrurus.
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Further reading
(Elaps gastrodelus, new species, p. 1212). (in French). 189 pp. (Leptomicrurus collaris, p. 113). xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Leptomicrurus collaris, pp. 132–133, Figure 51 + Map 2 + Color 1-2). (Leptomicrurus collaris breviventris, new subspecies, p. 587). (in Spanish). xxviii + 251 pp. (Elaps collaris, new species, p. 181). (in French).