Abstract

PITALUA-L, Yousmang; RENGIFO-M, Jhon Tailor  and  RIVAS-A, Lucellis. Contributions to the distribution of the genus Micrurus (Serpentes: Elapidae) in the Department of Chocó, Colombia. rev. colombiana cienc. anim. Recia [online]. 2018, vol.10, n.2, pp.131-142. ISSN 2027-4297.  https://doi.org/10.24188/recia.vl0.n2.2018.649.

We studied the potential distribution and richness of coral snakes, genus Micrurus (Serpentes: Elapidae), for the tropical rain forest in the department of Chocó; Through a detailed review of collections in the SIB-Colombia databases (Biodiversity Information System-Colombia) for the distribution of potential, the Maxen program was used, generating a map for each species. The review showed a total of 145 individuals in collections of the seven species reported for Chocó, deposited in eight scientific collections of the SIB; the species M. dumerilli and M. ancorali, were those that presented the most in the collections consulted; M. dumerilli is one of the most widely distributed species because it remains in the rainforests colonizing different microhabitats, followed by M. ancoralis that is distributed in the department of Chocó, Cauca, Risaralda, Nariño and Valle del Cauca; On the other hand, in the analysis of endemic species it was found that M. spurelli is a species that is only distributed in the department of Chocó. The subregions of the south and the center harbor the greatest wealth of this genus, thus obtaining 100% of the species that are reported for the department of Chocó.

Keywords : Micrurus; snakes; potential distribution; Chocó; Colombia.

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