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Medem's Coralsnake

Micrurus medemi

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

Micrurus medemi, also known commonly as Medem's coral snake and the Villavicencio coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Colombia. Etymology Micrurus medemi was named after Baltic German zoologist Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem.

Distribution

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