Calliophis intestinalis

Calliophis intestinalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Calliophis
Species:	C. intestinalis
Binomial name
Calliophis intestinalis (Laurenti, 1768)
range
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 Malayan coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. ^[1]

Geographic range

C. intestinalis is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia and Singapore . ^[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]}

• Calliophis intestinalis everetti(Boulenger, 1896)
• Calliophis intestinalis intestinalis(Laurenti, 1768)
• Calliophis intestinalis lineata(Gray, 1835)
• Calliophis intestinalis thepassi(Bleeker, 1859)

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

References

1. 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. 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.

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. (Adeniophis intestinalis, pp. 386–387).
• Cantor TE. 1847. Catalogue of Reptiles Inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula and Islands. J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta16 (2): 607-656, 897-952, 1026-1078. (Elaps intestinalis, p. 1028).
• Laurenti JN. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatum cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I-V. (Aspis intestinalis, p. 106).
• Slowinski JB, Boundy J, Lawson R. 2001. The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica57 (2): 233-245.

External links

• Calliophis intestinalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database