From the Continental Divide in Central Oaxaca (Distrito de Etla) to the lowlands of the isthmus of Tehuantepec (Mexico).
Holotype: NMNH 30085 according to Golay et al., 1993, Endogly. Venom. Snakes World 478pp.[166].
Type-locality: Pacific side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec [Oaxaca, Mexico].
The Oaxacan coral snake (Micrurus ephippifer) is a species of elapid snake, endemic to Mexico.[1] There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
M. ephippifer occurs in tropical deciduous forest and pine-oak forest from near sea level to over 2,300 m asl on the Pacific versant of Oaxaca, from Central Oaxaca to the lowlands and foothills of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.[1]
There are currently two recognized subspecies:[2]
The Oaxacan coral snake (Micrurus ephippifer) is a species of elapid snake, endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
