Northeastern hill krait

Northeastern hill krait
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Bungarus
Species: B. bungaroides
Binomial name
Bungarus bungaroides
(Cantor, 1839)
Synonyms

The northeastern hill krait, Bungarus bungaroides, is a species of venomous elapid snake.

Description

Diagnostic characters:


Geographic distribution

This species is found in Myanmar, India (Assam, Cachar, Sikkim), Nepal, and Vietnam at elevations around 2040 m as well as in Tibet. The type locality is given as: "Cherra Pungi, Khasi Hills, Assam, India".[1][2]

References

  1. Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 371.
  2. Bungarus bungaroides at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 November 2013.


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