A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed Author Mccranie, James R. text Zootaxa 2015 3931 3 352 386 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2 f364a7c8-cda2-4674-ba93-7627982eb550 1175-5326 240338 93296D90-0DF4-4FD3-A63F-8354EC89D40C FAMILY ELAPIDAE F. Boie 1827 , col. 981 (2 genera, 6 species, 1 endemic species) Hydrophis Latreille 1801 , 193 in Sonnini & Latreille 1801b (1 species) Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus 1766, 391) Micrurus Wagler 1824 , 48 (5 species, 1 endemic species) Micrurus alleni K. Schmidt 1936 , 209 Micrurus browni K. Schmidt & Smith 1943 , 29. See comments for M. nigrocinctus . Micrurus diastema (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854b, 1222). This is a poorly understood species that needs thorough study. Micrurus nigrocinctus (Girard 1854, 226). This nominal form and the M. browni mentioned above represent a complex of cryptic species awaiting thorough study. Micrurus ruatanus (E) (Günther 1895, 185)