Bungarus lividus

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iLesser Black Krait
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Bungarus Species: B. lividus
Binomial name
Bungarus lividus Cantor, 1839

Lesser Black Krait Bungarus lividus is a species of snake found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Type locality: Assam, India

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
• Cantor, T. E. 1839 Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [parts 1 and 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 7: 31-34, 49-55.
• Slowinski J B. 1994 A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28 (4): 440-446.