Calliophis nigrescens

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Black Coral Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species: C. nigrescens
Binomial name
Calliophis nigrescens
Günther, 1862

Black Coral Snake Calliophis nigrescens is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India.

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  • Günther, A. 1862 On new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 9: 124-132
  • 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
  • Vyas, Raju 1988 Extension range of the striped coral snake (Callophis nigrescens) Hamadryad 13 (2): 3-4
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