Micrurus scutiventris

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Gagliardi, G. |author2=Gonzales, L. |author3=Nogueira, C. |author4=Valencia, J. |year=2019 |title=Micrurus scutiventris |volume=2019 |page=e.T44581913A44581920 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44581913A44581920.en |access-date=27 August 2023}}

| genus = Micrurus

| species = scutiventris

| authority = (Cope, 1869)

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Micrurus scutiventris, the little black coral snake or pygmy black-backed coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae.{{cite web |title=Micrurus scutiventris|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Micrurus&species=scutiventris|website=The Reptile Database |access-date=10 December 2021}}

The snake is found in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil.

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