Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Calliophis
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South Asian Coral Snakes, (Oriental Coral Snakes)
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Schmuckottern, (Bauchdrüsenottern [syn. Maticora])
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Sydasiatiske Koralslanger, Orientalske Koralslanger
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1835 |  |
Calliophis Gray (type species: Calliophis gracilis Gray 1834) |
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1835 | |
Maticora Gray (type species: Maticora lineata Gray 1834; syn. Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001) |
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1843 | |
Gongylocormus Fitzinger (type species: Elaps bivirgatus Boie 1827) |
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1843 | |
Pseudelaps Fitzinger (type species: Elaps furcatus Schneider 1801) |
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1858 | |
Doliophis Girard (type species: Elaps bivirgatus Boie 1827) |
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1858 | |
Helminthoelaps Jan (type species: Elaps bivirgatus Boie 1827) |
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1871 | |
Adeniophis Peters (type species: Callophis furcatus var. nigrotaeniatus Peters 1863) |
Contents:
15 species, of which 9 (60.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Other common names:
Maticora: Long-glanded Coral Snakes
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lingga Islands,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Philippines
(Balabac,
Bohol,
Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Calauit,
Culion,
Sangat],
Camiguin Sur,
Dinagat,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Palawan,
Samar,
Sulu Islands
[Jolo,
Siasi]),
Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Calliophis beddomei
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South Indian Coral Snake, (Beddome's Coral Snake)
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Beddomes Korallenotter
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Sydindisk Koralslange
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1943 | |
Callophis beddomei Smith |
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Calliophis beddomei Leviton 1968 |
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Maticora beddomei Golay & al. 1993 |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Calliophis bibroni
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Western Ghats Coral Snake, (Bibron's Coral Snake, Bibron's Slender Coral Snake)
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Bibrons Korallenotter
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Vestlig Indisk Koralslange
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1858 | |
Elaps bibroni Jan |
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Callophis bibroni Boulenger 1890 |
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Calliophis bibroni Gharpurey 1962 |
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1864 | |
Elaps cerasinus Beddome (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Callophis cerasinus Beddome 1867 |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Calliophis bilineatus
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Two-striped Coral Snake, (Two-banded Malaysian Coral Snake)
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Tostribet Koralslange
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Zweistreifen-Korallenotter
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1881 | |
Callophis bilineatus Peters |
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Adeniophis bilineatus Peters 1881 |
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Doliophis bilineatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora intestinalis bilineata Loveridge 1944 |
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Calliophis intestinalis bilineatus Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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Calliophis bilineata Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of intestinalis.
Leviton, Brown & Siler (2014) regarded bilineatus as a separate species, but without discussion or references.
However, the validity was supported by Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith (2018).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Balabac,
Calamian Islands
[Busuanga,
Calauit,
Culion,
Sangat],
Palawan).
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Calliophis bivirgatus
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Red-bellied Coral Snake, Blue Malaysian Coral Snake, White-striped Coral Snake, Blue Long-glanded Coral Snake, Blue Coral Snake, Striped Oriental Coral Snake
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Blaue Bauchdrüsenotter
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Blå Koralslange
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Elaps bivirgatus Boie |
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Callophis bivirgatus Günther 1856 |
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Adeniophis bivirgatus Meyer 1886 |
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Doliophis bivirgatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora bivirgata Stejneger 1922 |
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Calliophis bivirgatus Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1839 | |
Elaps flaviceps Cantor |
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Doliophis flaviceps Girard 1857 |
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Adeniophis flaviceps Meyer 1886 |
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Maticora bivirgata flaviceps Bourret 1936 |
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Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1859 | |
Elaps tetrataenia Bleeker |
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Callophis bivirgatus var. tetrataenia Meyer 1869 |
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Adeniophis tetrataenia Meyer 1886 |
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Maticora bivirgata tetrataenia Haas 1950 |
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Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenius Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1863 | |
Elaps bivirgatus quadrivirgatus Jan (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
Other common names:
bivirgata: Blue Malaysian Coral Snake
flaviceps: Yellow-headed Coral Snake, Malayan Long-glanded Coral Snake
tetrataenia: Bornean Coral Snake
Remarks:
Previously placed in a separate genus, Maticora, along with beddomei, bivirgatus, and nigrescens.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lingga Islands,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Singapore,
Thailand.
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Calliophis castoe
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Amboli Coral Snake, (Castoe's Coral Snake)
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Amboli-Korallenotter
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Amboli-koralslange
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2012 | |
Calliophis castoe Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri |
Distribution:
India
(Goa,
Karnataka,
Maharashtra).
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Calliophis gracilis
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Graceful Coral Snake, Spotted Coral Snake, Gray’s Coral Snake
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Gefleckte Korallenotter
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Plettet Koralslange
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1834 | |
Calliophis gracilis Gray |
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Elaps gracilis Günther 1858 |
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Callophis gracilis Boulenger 1896 |
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1839 | |
Elaps nigromaculatus Cantor (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Present in the past, but not confirmed recently from Singapore (Baker & Lim 2008).
Extinct in:
Singapore.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sumatra),
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Thailand.
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Calliophis haematoetron
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Blood-bellied Coral Snake
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Rotbäuchige Korallenotter
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Rødbuget Koralslange
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2008 | |
Calliophis haematoetron Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somaweera |
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Calliophis intestinalis
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Malayan Striped Coral Snake, Banded Coral Snake, Banded Malaysian Coral Snake, Belted Coral Snake, Common Long-glanded Snake, Brown Long-glanded Coral Snake, (Striped Coral Snake)
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Malaiische Bauchdrüsenotter
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Malayisk Stribet Koralslange
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1768 | |
Aspis intestinalis Laurenti |
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Elaps intestinalis Cantor 1847 |
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Callophis intestinalis Günther 1859 |
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Adeniophis intestinalis Meyer 1886 |
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Doliophis intestinalis Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora intestinalis Westerman 1942 |
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Calliophis intestinalis Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1801 | |
Elaps furcatus Schneider (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Vipera furcata Daudin 1803 |
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1834 | |
Maticora lineata Gray |
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Doliophis intestinalis lineata Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora intestinalis lineata Leviton 1968 |
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Calliophis intestinalis lineatus Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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1854 | |
Elaps trilineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Elaps furcatus trilineatus Jan 1863 |
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1859 | |
Elaps thepassi Bleeker (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Maticora intestinalis thepassi Golay & al. 1993 |
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Calliophis intestinalis thepassi Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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1859 | |
Elaps melanotaenia Bleeker (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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1864 | |
Callophis intestinalis malayana Günther (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Adeniophis malayanus Meyer 1886 |
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1890 | |
Callophis intestinalis javanicus Müller (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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1896 | |
Doliophis intestinalis annectens Boulenger (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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1926 | |
Calamaria klossi Smith (syn. Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
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1944 | |
Maticora intestinalis immaculata Loveridge |
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Calliophis intestinalis immaculatus Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018 |
Other common names:
intestinalis: Malaysian Banded Coral Snake
lineata: Malaysian Banded Coral Snake
thepassi: Bornean Banded Coral Snake, Bornean Coral Snake
Remarks:
Previously included bilineatus, nigrotaeniatus, philippinus, and suluensis.
Some older records of intestinalis may represent to nigrotaeniatus (Fukuyama, Vogel, Matsui, Eto, Munir, Hossman, Hamidy & Nishikawa 2020).
Formerly placed in a separate genus, Maticora, along with bivirgatus.
Presence in Sulawesi needs confirmation, since only a few voucher specimens are available from the island (De Lang & Vogel 2005).
Introduced to:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Belitung,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Nias,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Calliophis maculiceps
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Small-spotted Coral Snake, (Speckled Coral Snake)
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Asiatische Gesprenkelte Korallenotter
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Asiatisk Spættet Koralslange
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1858 | |
Elaps maculiceps Günther |
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Callophis maculiceps Günther 1859 |
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Calliophis maculiceps Bourret 1936 |
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Maticora maculiceps McDowell 1987 |
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1877 | |
Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage (syn. Cox 2000) |
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Maticora maculiceps atrofrontalis Golay & al. 1993 |
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1915 | |
Callophis maculiceps univirgatus Smith [not Elaps univirgatus Günther 1859] (syn. Cox 2000) |
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1927 | |
Callophis hughi Cochran (syn. Cox 2000) |
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Calliophis maculiceps hughi Bourret 1936 |
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Calliophis hughi Taylor 1965 |
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1934 | |
Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus Bourret (syn. Cox 2000) |
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1960 | |
Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve (syn. Cox 2000) |
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Maticora maculiceps michaelis Golay & al. 1993 |
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1963 | |
Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer [substitute name for Callophis maculiceps univirgatus Smith 1915] (syn. Cox 2000) |
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Maticora maculiceps smithi Golay & al. 1993 |
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1965 | |
Calliophis maculiceps malcolmi Taylor (substitute name for Callophis maculiceps univirgatus Smith 1915) (syn. Cox 2000) |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Calliophis melanurus
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South Asian Slender Coral Snake, (Indian Coral Snake)
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Südasiatische Schlanke Korallenotter
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Sydasiatisk Slank Koralslange
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1802 | |
Coluber melanurus Shaw |
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Elaps melanurus Jerdon 1854 |
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Callophis melanurus Wall 1921 |
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Calliophis melanurus Klemmer 1963 |
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1803 | |
Vipera trimaculata Daudin (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Elaps trimaculatus Merrem 1820 |
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Callophis trimaculatus Günther 1859 |
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1951 | |
Callophis melanurus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala |
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Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus Leviton 1968 |
Other common names:
melanurus: Indian Slender Coral Snake
sinhaleyus: Sri Lanka Coral Snake
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal),
Sri Lanka.
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Calliophis nigrescens
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Black Slender Coral Snake, Black Coral Snake, Common Indian Coral Snake, Günther's Coral Snake, (Striped Coral Snake)
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Schwarze Korallenotter
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Sort Koralslange
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1854 | |
Elaps malabaricus Jerdon (syn. Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
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1862 | |
Callophis nigrescens Günther |
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Hemibungarus nigrescens Boulenger 1896 |
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Calliophis melanurus nigrescens Das 1994 |
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Maticora nigrescens Golay & al. 1993 |
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1863 | |
Callophis concinnus Beddome (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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1871 | |
Callophis pentalineatus Beddome (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Calliophis nigrescens pentalineatus Aengals, Kumar, Palot & Ganesh 2018 |
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1913 | |
Hemibungarus nigrescens khandallensis Wall (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Calliophis nigrescens khandallensis Aengals, Kumar, Palot & Ganesh 2018 |
Remarks:
Ganesh & Ramanujam (2014) noted that nigrescens is a species complex, and that pentalineatus is a valid species, although they did not formally revalidate the taxon. The name Striped Coral Snake should be avoided, since it is also used for
Sinomicrurus japonicus.
Distribution:
India
(Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Tamil Nadu).
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Calliophis nigrotaeniatus
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Black-striped Coral Snake
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Schwarzstreifen-Korallenotter
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Sortstribet Koralslange
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1863 | |
Callophis furcatus var. nigrotaeniatus Peters |
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Adeniophis nigrotaeniatus Peters 1871 |
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Maticora intestinalis nigrotaeniatus Smith 1931 |
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Calliophis intestinalis nigrotaenia [sic] Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018 |
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Calliophis nigrotaeniatus Fukuyama, Vogel, Matsui, Eto, Munir, Hossman, Hamidy & Nishikawa 2020 |
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1890 | |
Elaps sumatranus Lidth de Jeude (syn. Fukuyama, Vogel, Matsui, Eto, Munir, Hossman, Hamidy & Nishikawa 2020) |
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Doliophis intestinalis sumatranus Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora intestinalis sumatrana Haas 1950 |
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Calliophis intestinalis sumatranus Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018 |
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1896 | |
Doliophis intestinalis everetti Boulenger (syn. Fukuyama, Vogel, Matsui, Eto, Munir, Hossman, Hamidy & Nishikawa 2020) |
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Maticora intestinalis everetti Loveridge 1944 |
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Calliophis intestinalis everetti Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of intestinalis (e.g., Smith 1931; Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018).
Revalidated as a separate species by Fukuyama, Vogel, Matsui, Eto, Munir, Hossman, Hamidy & Nishikawa (2020).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]).
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Calliophis philippinus
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Philippine Striped Coral Snake, Philippine Banded Coral Snake, (Philippine Coral Snake)
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Filippinsk Koralslange
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Philippinische Korallenotter
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1864 | |
Callophis intestinalis var. philippina Günther |
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Adeniophis philippinus Meyer 1886 |
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Doliophis philippinus Boulenger 1896 |
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Maticora philippina Loveridge 1944 |
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Maticora intestinalis philippina Leviton 1961 |
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Calliophis intestinalis philippinus Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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Calliophis philippina Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of intestinalis.
Leviton, Brown & Siler (2014) regarded philippinus as a separate species, but without discussion or references.
However, the validity was supported by Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith (2018).
Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown (2018) did not include Bohol in the distribution of the species.
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Camiguin Sur,
Dinagat,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Samar).
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Calliophis salitan
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Dinagat Coral Snake, Dinagat Island Banded Coral Snake
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Dinagat-koralslange
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Dinagat-Korallenotter
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2018 | |
Calliophis salitan Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Dinagat,
Mindanao).
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Calliophis suluensis
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Sulu Islands Striped Coral Snake, Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake, Sulu Coral Snake
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Sulu-koralslange
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Sulu-Korallenotter
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1891 | |
Callophis intestinalis suluensis Steindachner |
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Maticora intestinalis suluensis Leviton 1961 |
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Calliophis intestinalis suluensis Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 |
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Calliophis suluensis Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of intestinalis.
Leviton, Brown & Siler (2014) regarded suluensis as a separate species, but without discussion or references.
However, the validity was supported by Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith (2018).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Sulu Islands
[Jolo,
Siasi]).
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