Sinomicrurus macclellandi

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Sinomicrurus macclellandi, commonly known as MacClelland's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to southern and eastern Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, macclellandi, is in honor of John McClelland, a physician and naturalist, who worked for the East India Company.[1]

Description

Sinomicrurus macclellandi is a small snake, about Script error: No such module "convert". in total length (tail included), and has a thin body. Dorsally, it is reddish-brown, with thin, black cross bars, and its belly is creamy white. The head is small, round and black in color, with a broad, creamy white transverse band, and black outlines at the middle of the head. The dorsal scales on the body are smooth, and they are arranged, at midbody, in 13 parallel longitudinal rows.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Geographic range

Sinomicrurus macclellandi is found in northern and northeastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, northern Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, central and southern China (including Hong Kong, Hainan, north to Gansu and Shaanxi), Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).[2][3] It is also found in Laos.[2] It has been recorded from elevations of Template:Cvt.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominate subspecies:[3]

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  • Sinomicrurus macclellandi nigriventer (Wall, 1908)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand)
  • Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus (Günther, 1858)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Nepal, India (Sikkim

Behavior and habitat

Sinomicrurus macclellandi is mainly nocturnal and terrestrial. It occurs in forest litter, hillside, and lowland. It is often found hiding under leaves. Although this is a venomous species, it is quite docile and not likely to strike actively.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Diet

Sinomicrurus macclellandi preys on small reptiles, such as lizards and snakes.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Venom

Like other elapids, Sinomicrurus macclellandi possesses a potent neurotoxic venom, which is capable of killing a person. Bite symptoms include numbness of lips and difficulty of speech and breathing, followed by blurred vision. Severe bite victims may die of instant heart failure, although there have been only a few human deaths recorded in Thailand.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Reproduction

Sinomicrurus macclellandi is an oviparous species.[3] Mature females lay clutches of 6–14 eggs.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Sinomicrurus macclellandi, p. 164).
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  3. ↑ a b c Sinomicrurus macclellandi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Das, Indraneil (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. Template:ISBN (Sinomicrurus macclellandi, p. 52).

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Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. ("Callophis [sic] macclellandii [sic]", pp. 398–399).
  • Reinhardt JT (1844). "Description of a new species of venomous snake, Elaps macclellandi ". Calcutta Journal of Natural History 4: 532–534.
  • Reinhardt JT (1861). "Herpetologiske Middelelser. II. Beskrivelser af nogle nye til Calamariernes Familie henhörende Slänger ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 2 [1860]: 229–250. (in Danish).
  • Slowinski, Joseph B.; Boundy, Jeff; 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] macclellandi ", pp. 423–425, Figure 135).
  • Eye on Nature Series (2006). "[Tracking the snake shadow: terrestrial viper illustrations]". In: [A field guide to the venomous land snakes of Hong Kong ]. Country Parks Cosmos Books Ltd. Template:ISBN. (in Chinese).

External links

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