NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Caatinga Coral Snake
Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Micrurus ibiboboca, also known commonly as the caatinga coral snake and the ibiboboca in Brazil, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon. It is often confused with the widespread species Micrurus lemniscatus.
Wikipedia contributors, Micrurus ibiboboca; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:55:43.109063+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)
- Name authority
- (Merrem, 1820)
- Common name
- Caatinga Coral Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Micrurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyElapidae
- genusMicrurus
- speciesMicrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micrurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Remote coral snakeMicrurus remotus Roze, 1987 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desert Coral SnakeMicrurus tschudii (Jan, 1858) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aquatic Coral SnakeMicrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1816) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micrurus serranus Harvey, Aparicio & Gonzalez, 2003 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| San Gil coral snakeMicrurus sangilensis Niceforo Maria, 1942 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pastaza Piedmont coral snake [orcesi]Micrurus steindachneri (Werner, 1901) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antioquian coral snake [antioquiensis]Micrurus dumerilii (Jan, 1858) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barranquilla pygmy coral snake [nigrirostris]Micrurus dissoleucus Cope, 1860 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diastema Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clark's Coral SnakeMicrurus clarki Schmidt, 1936 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micrurus camilae Renjifo & Lundberg, 2003 | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown's Coral SnakeMicrurus browni (Schmidt & Smith, 1943) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elaps gravenhorstii Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | ambiguous synonym |
| Elaps macgravii Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | synonym |
| Elaps marcgravii Wied-Neuwied, 1820 Wied-Neuwied, 1820 | synonym |
| Elaps ibiboboca Merrem, 1820 Merrem, 1820 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=ibiboboca Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6RJM7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.