New records of length and diet of Micrurus mipartitus (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854) (Serpentes: Elapidae).
Abstract
The “red-tailed coral snake” Micrurus mipartitus is distributed in Central and South America, and it is referenced as a thin snake that usually measures between 60–80 cm but registers a maximum length of 120 cm. Regarding its diet, some species of snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians, anurans and caecilians have been documented as its preys on the wild, while captive animals generally refuse to eat voluntarily making it difficult to maintain. Based on two individuals captured in the department of Huila, Colombia, and the process of maintenance in captivity at the Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas of the Universidad del Cauca (CIBUC), we present two new records that increase the known values of the maximum length of M. mipartitus, as well as new components of its diet.
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