NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Trinidad Ribbon Coral Snake
Micrurus diutius Burger, 1955
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 diutius, also known commonly as the Trinidad ribbon coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Trinidad and northern South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Micrurus diutius; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:47:08.104730+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micrurus diutius Burger, 1955
- Name authority
- Burger, 1955
- Common name
- Trinidad Ribbon 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 diutius Burger, 1955
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 |
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=diutius 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:8GQ2K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.