| Beddome's coral snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Calliophis |
| Species: | C. beddomei |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliophis beddomei Smith, 1943[1] |
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Beddome's coral snake (Calliophis beddomei) is a species of venomous elapid snake. It is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British army officer and naturalist.
It is found in the Western Ghats of India.