First confirmed record of the venomous coral snake micrurus ibiboboca (Serpentes, elapidae) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

We report for the first time the occurrence of the venomous snake species Micrurus ibiboboca in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, based on a specimen collected in an Atlantic Forest area. This is the sixth record of a venomous coral snake in Minas Gerais and increases to 160 the number of known snake species in the state.