Arizona Coral Snake
Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Randy Babb
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Pinal Co, AZ – photo by Kenneth Sharrocks
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Kent Vansooy
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Kent Vansooy
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- M. e. euryxanthus Aberrant morph – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Paul Bollinger
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- M. e. euryxanthus Aberrant morph – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Paul Bollinger
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- M. e. euryxanthus Aberrant morph – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Paul Bollinger
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- M. e. euryxanthus Habitat – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Sharon Keown
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Paul Bollinger
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- M. e. euryxanthus – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Micruroides e. euryxanthus occurs throughout southern Arizona and in extreme southwestern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus (Kennicott – 1860)
Genus: Micruroides, Greek – mikros = small + oura = tail + oides = similar to – ref. similarity to Micrurus
Species/Subspecies: euryxanthus, Greek – eurys = wide, broad + xanthos – ref. wide white dorsal bands; presume author thought white was yellow in life.
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962