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title: "Bunte Korallenotter"
description: "Micrurus corallinus — Reptilien. Micrurus corallinus, also known commonly as the painted coral snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/painted-coralsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bunte Korallenotter

> Micrurus corallinus — Reptilien. Micrurus corallinus, also known commonly as the painted coral snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Micrurus corallinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 735
- Wikidata: [Q2703976](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2703976)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105867](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105867)

## Names

- en: Painted Coralsnake
- de: Bunte Korallenotter
- es: Cobra Coral Pintada

## Countries with the most observations

BR (638), AR (42), PY (9)

## Summary

Micrurus corallinus, also known commonly as the painted coral snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern South America (Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay). There are no recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrurus_corallinus

## Photo

![Bunte Korallenotter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-coralsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254658767

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/painted-coralsnake?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).