''Micrurus baliocoryphus'' is a species of coral snake in the family

Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoce ...

. Like the other members of its family, it is venomous. It is found in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

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baliocoryphus Snakes of South America Reptiles of Argentina Reptiles of Brazil Reptiles of Paraguay Reptiles described in 1862 {{Elapidae-stub