Micrurus petersi, also known commonly as the mountain coral snake and Peters' coral snake or Peters's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology The specific name, petersi, is in honor of American herpetologist James A. Peters, who specialized in the amphibians and reptiles of Ecuador.
Description Micrurus petersi is medium-sized for its genus. It may attain a total length (tail included) of .
Like many New World coral snakes, the color pattern consists of red, white (or yellow), and black rings, with the black rings not arranged in triads. Unlike most New World coral snakes, there is light blue present on the snout.
Females have 231–232 ventrals and 31 subcaudals. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus petersi, pp. 208–209, Figure 59 + Map 28).
Geographic distribution Micrurus petersi is found in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.
Habitat The natural habitat of Micrurus petersi is cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes at elevations of .
Behavior Micrurus petersi is terrestrial.
Reproduction Micrurus petersi is oviparous.
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Further reading
xiv + 430 pp., 568 figures, 109 distribution maps, 31 tables. 189 pp. (Micrurus steindachneri petersi, p. 117). (Micrurus steindachneri petersi, new subspecies, pp. 45–46, Figure 16).
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