Calliophis melanurus

Calliophis melanurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species: C. melanurus
Binomial name
Calliophis melanurus
(Shaw, 1802)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coluber melanurus
    Shaw, 1802
  • Vipera trimaculata
    Daudin, 1803
  • Elaps trimaculatus
    Merrem, 1820
  • Elaps melanurus
    Jerdon, 1856
  • Callophis [sic] trimaculatus
    Günther, 1859
  • Callophis [sic] melanurus
    M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Calliophis melanurus
    Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson, 2001[2][3]

Calliophis melanurus, commonly known as the Indian coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake[1] endemic to the Indian subcontinent.[3] Two subspecies are recognized,[1] including the nominotypical subspecies.

Geographic range

It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[3]

The subspecies Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus is found in Sri Lanka.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. III., Containing the ... Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Callophis [sic] trimaculatus, p. 397).
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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