Calliophis melanurus
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Indian Coral Snake |
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Calliophis melanurus (Shaw, 1802) |
Indian Coral Snake Calliophis melanurus is a species of snake found in India (Maharashtra), Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Race sinhaleyus is found in Sri Lanka
[edit] External links
- EMBL 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
[edit] References
- Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1951 Spolia Zeylanica, 26: 147
- Slowinski, Joseph B.; Boundy, Jeff & Lawson,R. 2001 The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (ElapidaCalliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica 57 (2): 233-245