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(C)
Plate 4.35 ( Continued )
(C) Forest flame snake; calico false-coral snake; cobra-coral;
falsa coral de calico, others ( Oxyrhopus petola ), Ecuador.
Plate 4.35A-C, photos copyright to David A. Warrell.
(A)
(B)
Plate 4.36 (A) Brazilian coral snake; Southern coral snake; boipinima; coral venenosa;
mboi-chumbe-guazo; others ( Micrurus frontalis ), Brazil. This micrurine elapid has highly
toxic venom and is a medically important species in Brazil. The venom contains postsynaptic
neurotoxins and myotoxins. Serious envenomations are life threatening, and fatalities are well-
documented. Several genera of non-front-fanged colubroids (e.g., Oxyrhopus , Erythrolamprus ,
Pliocercus as well as some Lampropeltis and others) are mimics of some taxa of micrurines
(see Table 4.1 ).
(B) Surinam coral snake; boichumbeguacu; coral de agua; naca naca de agua; others
( Micrurus surinamensis ), Mita Vaupes, Colombia. This unusual aquatic coral snake is a
large, relatively heavy-bodied micrurine elapid. Although it is known to inhabit slow-moving
streams, and favors fish as prey, its natural history is poorly known.
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