Micrurus clarki

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Micrurus clarki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Micrurus
Species:
M. clarki
Binomial name
Micrurus clarki
Schmidt, 1936

Micrurus clarki, also known commonly as Clark's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America.

The specific name, clarki, is in honor of Dr. Herbert Charles Clark (1877–1960), who was Director of Laboratories and Preventive Medicine for United Fruit Company, and then was Director of Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (1929–1954), in Panama.[2]

Geographic range

M. clarki is found in western Colombia (Valle del Cauca Department), Panama (Darién Gap), and southeastern Costa Rica.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. clarki is forest, at altitudes of 2–900 m (6.6–2,952.8 ft).[1] Favors lowland rainforest and premontane wet forestes but can also be found in transitional areas between wet and dry tropical forests.[4]

Behavior

M. clarki is fossorial and nocturnal.[1] Its diet mainly consist of other snakes and amphibians.[4]

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