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 |
Calliophis is a genus of venomous elapid snakes known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.
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
The Barred Coral Snake (formerly C. calligaster) (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.
[edit] References
- Genus Calliophis at The Reptile Database
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