Micrurus fulvius
    n 1: ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
         [syn: eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius]

harlequin snake \har"le*quin snake`\ n.
   any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded
   in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the
   eastern coral snake, a small poisonous snake (Micrurus
   fulvius or Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black,
   found in the Southeastern United States. They are widely
   distributed in Southern and Central America;

   Syn: coral snake, New World coral snake.
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Micrurus \Micrurus\ prop. n.
   A genus of snakes including certain of the coral snakes, such
   as the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius).

   Syn: genus Micrurus.
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