Using iNaturalist observations to update the distribution of the Anchor Coralsnake, Micrurus ancoralis.

In the recent years, citizen science has been useful in expanding the knowledge of reptiles and other taxa. Specifically, in Colombia, it has been employed to enhance knowledge about the distribution of snakes knowledge about snakes

With my colleague Juan Manuel Renjifo, we confirmed the occurrence of the Anchor Coralsnake, Micrurus ancoralis ( Jan, 1872), in the tropical forests of the eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera of Colombia in the Magdalena River Valley. In this work we show new records for the departments of Antioquia and Caldas from the citizen science platform iNaturalist.

This is an opportunity to highlight the iNaturalist platform for its significant contribution to the knowledge about snakes, and nature in general.

Feel free to read this beautiful work titled "Occurrence of Anchor Coralsnake, Micrurus ancoralis (Jan, 1872) (Squamata: Elapidae) confirmed in the Magdalena River Valley of Colombia, with novel citizen science distribution records". Doi:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13755930

Link of the iNaturalist Observations discussed:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=7.373085340712591&nelng=-74.34234234210824&swlat=4.813989265543699&swlng=-75.30434007462834&taxon_id=30610

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Posted on September 17, 2024 01:32 AM by felipe_barrerao