Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: April 12th, 2025. Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Bibliography of the genus Parapistocalamus Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Genus Parapistocalamus Bougainville Coral Snake Bougainville-Korallenotter Bougainville-koralslange 1934 Parapistocalamus Roux (type species: Parapistocalamus hedigeri Roux 1934) Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Meristic and other data of the world's snakes. Compiled by V. Wallach Key to abbreviations Head drawings of the genus Parapistocalamus. Compiled by V. Wallach Parapistocalamus hedigeri Bougainville Coral Snake, (Hediger's Coral Snake, Hediger's Snake) Bougainville-Korallenotter Bougainville-koralslange 1934 Parapistocalamus hedigeri Roux 1947 Denisonia furva Brazenor (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) Remarks: Denisonia furva was listed as a synonym of both Salomonelaps par and Parapistocalamus hedigeri by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014)! Distribution: Papua New Guinea (North Solomon Islands: Bougainville).