Calliophis intestinalis

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Calliophis intestinalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species:
C. intestinalis
Binomial name
Calliophis intestinalis
(Laurenti, 1768)
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Synonyms
  • Aspis intestinalisLaurenti, 1768
  • Elaps intestinalis— Cantor, 1847
  • Callophis [sic] intestinalis
    — Günther, 1859
  • Adeniophis intestinalis
    — Boulenger, 1890
  • Doliophis intestinalis
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Calamaria klossi M.A. Smith, 1926
  • Maticora intestinalis
    — Loveridge, 1944
  • Calliophis intestinalis
    — Slowinski et al., 2001 [2] [3]

Calliophis intestinalis, commonly known as the banded Malaysian coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. [1]

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Geographic range

C. intestinalis is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Java, and Malaysia. [3]

Venom

This small species possesses a potent venom, and human fatalities from its bite have been recorded. [4]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. [3] [5]

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.

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References

  1. 1 2 Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T.; Diesmos, A.C.; Delima, E.M.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Gaulke, M.; Inger, R.F.; Tampos, G. (2012). "Calliophis intestinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T177500A1489467. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177500A1489467.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphae and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Doliophis intestinalis, pp. 401-404).
  3. 1 2 3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ↑ Das I. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN   0-88359-061-1. (Calliophis intestinalis, p. 62).
  5. ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.

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