Texas Coral Snake
Micrurus tener tener
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- M. t. tener – Bell Co, TX – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- M. t. tener – Cameron Co, TX – photo by Saunders Drukker
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- M. t. tener – Dimmit Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- M. t. tener – Dimmit Co, TX – photo by Jason Penney
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- M. t. tener – Hardin Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- M. t. tener – Hardin Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- M. t. tener Habitat – Hardin Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- M. t. tener – Kendall Co, TX – photo by Brad Chambers
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- M. t. tener – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Micrurus t. tener occurs throughout eastern, central and south Texas southward from a line extending roughly from Sherman to Sanderson.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Micrurus tener tener (Baird & Girard – 1853)
Genus: Micrurus, Greek – mikros = small + oura = tail
Species/Subspecies: tener, Latin – tenerum = tender, delicate or soft – “it is a more slender snake” with ref. to Micrurus fulvius
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962