Calliophis melanurus
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Calliophis melanurus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Calliophis |
Species: | C. melanurus
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Binomial name | |
Calliophis melanurus | |
Synonyms | |
Calliophis melanurus, commonly known as the slender coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake[4][2] endemic to the Indian subcontinent.[1][4] Two subspecies are recognized,[4][2] including the nominotypical subspecies.
Geographic range
It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[4]
The subspecies Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus is found in Sri Lanka.[4]
References
- ^ a b de Silva, A.; Ukuwela, K.; Kannishka, S. (2021). "Calliophis melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172698A1369132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172698A1369132.en. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Calliophis melanurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d e f Calliophis melanurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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 (1943). 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).
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