Calliophis bibroni

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Calliophis bibroni

Taxonavigation

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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 bibroni

Name

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Calliophis bibroni (Jan, 1858)

  • Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.5070, sex indet, collection data unknown.
  • Type locality: “Indes orientales”, restricted to “Western Ghats” by Deepak, Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Smith (2010: 1).

Combinations

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  • Elaps bibroni Jan, 1858: 526 [original combination]
  • Callophis [sic] bibroniBoulenger, 1890: 386 [subsequent combination, genus misspelling]

Synonyms

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  • Elaps cerasinus Beddome, 1864: 179 [synonymised by Boulenger (1890: 386)]
    • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.93 (former 74.4.29.51), ♀, donated by R.H. Beddome.
    • Type locality: “Manantoddy (Malabar) [=Waynaad district, Kerala]”, India.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Shanker, P.G. & Ganesh, S.R. 2009. Sighting record and range extension of Calliophis (= Callophis) bibroni, Jan 1858 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpents, Elapidae). The Herpetological Bulletin 108: 10–13. PDF
  • Erinjery, J.J., Das, S., Muthuvarmadam, R.S. & Singh, M. 2014. Record of the Rare Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bibroni from Nelliyampathy Hills, Kerala, India. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 111(1): 51. DOI: 10.17087/bnhs/2014/v111i1/56536
  • Raveendran, D.K., Deepak, V., Smith, E.N. & Smart, U. 2017. A new colour morph of Calliophis bibroni (Squamata: Elapidae) and evidence for Müllerian mimicry in Tropical Indian coralsnakes. Herpetology Notes 10: 209–217. PDF
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Vernacular names

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English: Bibron's Coral Snake
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