Bungarus bungaroides
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| Bungarus bungaroides (Cantor, 1839) |
Northeastern Hill Krait Bungarus bungaroides is a species of snake. Diagnostic characters: Dorsal scales in 15 longitudinal rows at midbody; subcaudal scutes ordinarily divided anteriorly, but occasionally some scutes may be single, but always divided near the tip; ventrals 220-237; subcaudals 44-51; dorsum black with a series of very narrow white to pale yel-lowish lines or crossbars; on the belly, the light crossbars widen to form distinct transverse bars. Total length 1400 mm; tail length 160 mm (largest male). Distribution: Myanmar (= Burma), India (Assam, Cachar, Sikkim), Nepal, Vietnam, elevation 2040 m (Boulenger 1896:371). Type locality: "Cherra Punji, Khasi Hills, Assam, India"
[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.
- Golay,P. 1985 Checklist and keys to the terrestrial proteroglyphs of the world (Serpentes: Elapidae - Hydrophiidae). Elapsoidea, Geneva.
- Slowinski J B. 1994 A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28 (4): 440-446.
