Calliophis bibroni
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Calliophis bibroni (Jan, 1858) |
Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bibroni is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats of India. Named after Gabriel Bibron (1806-1848), French zoologist.
[edit] References
- Beddome,R.H. 1864 Description of a new species of Elaps from Malabar. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1864: 179
- Jan,G. 1858 Plan d'une iconographie descriptive des ophidiens et description sommaire de nouvelles espèces des serpents. Rev. Mag. Zool. Paris (2) 10: 438-449, 514-527
- 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