Calliophis melanurus
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Calliophis melanurus, commonly known as the slender coral snake, is a species of elapid snake[1][2] endemic to the Indian subcontinent.[3][1] Two subspecies are recognized,[1][2] including the nominotypical subspecies.
Geographic range
It is found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.[1]
The subspecies Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
References
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Further reading
- Boulenger, George A. (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. ("Callophis [sic] trimaculatus", p. 384).
- Deraniyagala, P.E.P. (1951). "Some New Races of the Snakes Eryx, Callophis [sic] and Echis ". Spolia Zeylanica 26:(2) 147–150. ("Callophis [sic] melanurus sinhaleyus ssp. nov.", p. 148).
- Slowinski, Joseph B.; Boundy, Jeff; and Lawson, R. (2001). "The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters". Herpetologica 57 (2): 233–245.
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] melanurus, p. 420).
- Wall F (1921). Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka]: Colombo Museum. (H.R. Cottle, Government Printer). xxii + 581 pp. (Callophis [sic] trimaculatus, pp. 497–501, Figure 90).
