Calliophis castoe

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Calliophis
Species: Calliophis castoe

Name

Calliophis castoe Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri, 2012: 53

• Holotype: BNHS 3461, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Amboli, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, India, [ca. 715 m] (ca. 15.958790° N 73.994686° E).”

References

Primary references

• Smith, E.N., Ogale, H., Deepak, V. & Giri, V.B. 2012. A new species of coralsnake of the genus Calliophis (Squamata: Elapidae) from the west coast of peninsular India. Zootaxa 3437(1): 51–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3437.1.5 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Calliophis castoe. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 March 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Castoe’s Coralsnake