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title: "Central American Coralsnake"
description: "Micrurus nigrocinctus — Répteis. Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake, is a species of a highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/central-american-coralsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central American Coralsnake

> Micrurus nigrocinctus — Répteis. Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake, is a species of a highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Micrurus nigrocinctus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1203
- Wikidata: [Q617477](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q617477)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30531](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30531)

## Names

- en: Central American Coralsnake
- de: Schwarzgebänderte Korallenotter
- es: Coralillo Centroamericana
- fr: Micrure à bandes noires

## Countries with the most observations

CR (353), HN (281), PA (238), NI (72), SV (43), GT (37), CO (35), MX (9)

## Summary

Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake, is a species of a highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Latin America from southern  Mexico, Central America, to north Colombia. There are five recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies described here.

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

## Photo

![Central American Coralsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-coralsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carlos Ceballos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196681445

## Machine access

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