Micrurus medemi, also known commonly as Medem's coral snake and the Villavicencio coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology Micrurus medemi was named after Baltic German zoologist Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem. www.reptile-database.org.
Description The color pattern of Micrurus medemi consists of red, black, and white rings. The red rings are wide and melanistic, and may be dark red, purple, or brownish black. The black rings are the widest, and are not arranged in triads. The white rings are the narrowest. xii + 328 pp., 38 maps, 63 color photographs, 49 color pattern drawings. (Micrurus medemi, p. 194 + Map 25 + Pattern 33).
Geographic distribution Micrurus medemi is found in central Colombia, in Cundinamarca Department and Meta Department.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Micrurus medemi is forest, at elevations of .
Behavior Micrurus medemi is terrestrial, living in the leaf litter on the forest floor.
Diet Micrurus medemi is known to prey upon smaller species of snakes such as Ninia atrata.
Reproduction Micrurus medemi is oviparous.
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Further reading
(Micrurus psyches medemi, new subspecies, pp. 41–42 + Figure 14 on p. 44). (Micrurus medemi, new taxonomic status, p. 178). xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Micrurus medemi, p. 449).