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 | |
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 2 3 ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ 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).
- 1 2 3 4 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. ("Callophis [sic] trimaculatus", p. 384).
- Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1951. Some New Races of the Snakes Eryx, Callophis [sic] and Echis. Spolia Zeylanica 26:(2) 147-150. ("Callophis [sic] melanurus sinhaleyus ssp. nov.", p. 148).
- Slowinski, Joseph B., Boundy, Jeff, and Lawson, R. 2001. The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica 57 (2): 233-245.
- Smith MA. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] melanurus, p. 420).
- Wall F. 1921. Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka]: Colombo Museum. (H.R. Cottle, Government Printer). xxii + 581 pp. (Callophis [sic] trimaculatus, pp. 497-501, Figure 90).
External links
- Calliophis melanurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Calliophis_melanurus.jpg
- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Calliophis_melanurus_vent.jpg
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