Calliophis maculiceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Calliophis |
Species: | C. maculiceps |
Binomial name | |
Calliophis maculiceps | |
Synonyms | |
______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis(Sauvage, 1877) Contents
______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps hughi(Cochran, 1927)
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps(Günther, 1858)
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps michaelisDeuve 1961
_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps smithiKlemmer, 1963
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Calliophis maculiceps, [3] [4] commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. [2] Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. [2] [5] [6]
The following five subspecies are considered valid: [2]
Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.
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