| Bungarus candidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Bungarus |
| Species: | B. candidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Coluber candidus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Bungarus candidus, commonly known as the Malayan krait or blue krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake.
It is found in southeast Asia from Indochina south to Java and Bali
The Malayan krait may attain a total length of 108 cm (about 3½ feet), with a tail 16 cm (6¼ inches) long.
Dorsally it has a pattern of 27-34 dark brown, black, or bluish black crossbands on the body and tail, which are narrowed and rounded on the sides. The first crossband is continuous with the dark color of the head. The dark crossbands are separated by broad yellowish-white interspaces, which may be spotted with black. Ventrally it is uniform white.
The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows, the vertebral row much enlarged. The ventrals are 195-237; the anal plate is entire; and the single (undivided) subcaudals are 37-56.[1]