Calliophis maculiceps
| Calliophis maculiceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Calliophis |
| Species: | C. maculiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963
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Calliophis maculiceps,[2][3] commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
Geographic range
C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[1][4][5]
Subspecies
The following five subspecies are considered valid:[1]
- Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
- Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
- Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
- Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
- Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Calliophis maculiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps, uBio". uBIO. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps, Animal Diversity Web". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Khao Yai National Park". Species of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps". National Parks of Thailand. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, p. 384).
- Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 397–398).
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. xv + 478 pp.
- Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Elaps maculiceps, p. 232).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W. 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Calliophis maculiceps, p. 420).
- Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 420–421).
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