Micrurus diastema
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Variable Coral Snake
This species was recently split up, and the ones I saw in Guatemala might end up being M. apiatus instead.
My guide Fred Muller really wanted to find a coral snake on this trip, and we were really due on day 15 when this one crossed Fred's path.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Guatemala.
Online references:
- Micrurus diastema account on The Reptile Database
- Micrurus diastema account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Campbell, J. A. 1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatán, and Belize
- Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition
- Lee, J. C. 2000. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize