Calliophis
Encyclopedia
Calliophis is a genus
of venomous
elapid snake
s known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.
Species
in this genus are:
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
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of venomous
Venomous snake
"Poisonous snake" redirects here. For true poisonous snakes, see Rhabdophis.Venomous snakes are snakes which have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection of venom...
elapid snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in this genus are:
- Calliophis beddomei M.A. SmithMalcolm Arthur SmithMalcolm Arthur Smith was a herpetologist and physician working in the Malay Peninsula.-Early life:He was interested in reptiles and amphibians from an early age...
, 1943– Beddome's Coral SnakeBeddome's coral snakeBeddome's coral snake is a species of venomous elapid snake. It is named after Richard Henry Beddome , British army officer and naturalist.-References:... - Calliophis bibroniCalliophis bibroniBibron's coral snake is a species of venomous elapid snake. It is named after Gabriel Bibron , French zoologist.-Description:Eye minute, diameter about half its distance from mouth...
(JanGiorgio JanGiorgio Jan was an Italian taxonomist, zoologist, botanist, herpetologist, and writer. He is also known as Georg Jan or Georges Jan....
, 1858) – Bibron's Coral Snake - Calliophis bivirgatusCalliophis bivirgatusCalliophis bivirgatus, or Maticora bivirgata, commonly called the blue Malaysian coral snake is a venomous elapid snake. It was first described, as a new species in scientific literature, by Friedrich Boie in 1827.-Geographic range:...
(F. BoieFriedrich BoieFriedrich Boie was a German scientist and brother of Heinrich Boie. He was born at Meldorf in Holstein and died at Kiel....
, 1827)– Blue Malaysian Coral Snake - Calliophis gracilis GrayJohn Edward GrayJohn Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ....
, 1835 – Spotted Coral Snake (ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Malaysia, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
) - Calliophis haematoetron E.N. Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somweera, 2008 – Blood-bellied Coral Snake (Sri Lanka)
- Calliophis intestinalisCalliophis intestinalisThe Banded Malaysian Coral Snake Calliophis intestinalis is a species of venomous snake....
(LaurentiJosephus Nicolaus LaurentiJosephus Nicolaus Laurenti was an Austrian naturalist of Italian origin.Laurenti is considered the auctor of the class Reptilia through his authorship of on the poisonous function of reptiles and amphibians...
, 1768) – Banded Malaysian Coral Snake (IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Malaysia) - Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858) – Speckled Coral Snake (MyanmarMyanmarBurma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Malaysia, VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
) - Calliophis melanurusCalliophis melanurusThe Indian coral snake, Calliophis melanurus, is a species of venomous elapid snake.-Geographic range:It is found in India , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.The race sinhaleyus is found in Sri Lanka.-References:...
(ShawGeorge ShawGeorge Shaw was an English botanist and zoologist.Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772. He took up the profession of medical practitioner. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University...
, 1802)– Indian Coral Snake - Calliophis nigrescensCalliophis nigrescensThe black coral snake Calliophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake.-Geographic range:It is found in India in the Western Ghats, Karwar, Wayanad, Nilgiris, Anamalai, and the Travancore hills at 4,000-6,000 feet ....
(Günther, 1862)– Black Coral Snake
The Barred Coral Snake (formerly C. calligaster) (Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
) is now in the genus Hemibungarus
Hemibungarus
Hemibungarus is a genus of venomous elapid snakes known commonly as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes.- Taxonomy :...
.
Both Kellogg's Coral Snake (formerly C. kelloggi) (Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) and MacClelland's Coral Snake (formerly C. macclellandi) are now in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Sinomicrurus
Sinomicrurus
Sinomicrurus is a genus of venomous elapids known as Oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 5 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus should be included in the Elapidae family....
.