Calliophis bibroni

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Bibron's Coral Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species: C. bibroni
Binomial name
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