Calliophis
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| Calliophis | |
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| Calliophis nigrescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Elapinae |
| Genus: | Calliophis Gray, 1834[1] |
Calliophis is a genus of venomous elapid snakes known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.
Species
Species in this genus are:
- Calliophis beddomei M.A. Smith, 1943 – Beddome's coral snake
- Calliophis bibroni (Jan, 1858) – Bibron's coral snake
- Calliophis bivirgatus (F. Boie, 1827) – blue Malaysian coral snake
- Calliophis gracilis Gray, 1835 – spotted coral snake (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore)
- Calliophis haematoetron E.N. Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somweera, 2008 – blood-bellied coral snake (Sri Lanka)
- Calliophis intestinalis (Laurenti, 1768) – banded Malaysian coral snake (Indonesia and Malaysia)
- Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858) – speckled coral snake (Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
- Calliophis melanurus (Shaw, 1802) – Indian coral snake
- Calliophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862) – black coral snake
Taxonomy
The former Calliophis calligaster, the barred coral snake (Philippines), is now in the genus Hemibungarus.
Both Kellogg's coral snake (formerly C. kelloggi ) (Vietnam, Laos, China) and MacClelland's coral snake (formerly C. macclellandi ) are now in the genus Sinomicrurus.
References
- ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
External links
- Genus Calliophis at The Reptile Database
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