MacClelland's Coral Snake

MacClelland's Coral Snake (Sinomicrurus macclellandi) is a snake recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “GBIF: 11 Vietnam records”. The accepted scientific name is retained because regional snake taxonomy and species boundaries can change, while similar-looking species may require scale counts, anatomy or genetic evidence for reliable separation. This profile therefore distinguishes the recorded identity and occurrence from broader biological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size, diet or breeding details (project species data; Reptile Database taxonomy).

Sinomicrurus coral snakes are slender, secretive venomous elapids of forest-floor litter and loose soil. They spend much of their time concealed and feed broadly on other small, elongate vertebrates. Their banded or striped patterns vary among species, and reliable identification may require scale characters and locality rather than colour alone. These are genus-level notes, not documented observations of this particular species in Vietnam, and exact size, diet, elevation and reproductive information is not inferred (general Sinomicrurus account; Reptile Database).