Bungarus caeruleus

Bungarus caeruleus

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
Genus: Bungarus
Species: Bungarus caeruleus

Name

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider, 1801)

• Lectotype: specimen described and illustrated by P. Russell (1796: 1–2, pl. 1). [designated by Klemmer (1963: 279)]
• Type locality: “Vizagapatam (Indien)” and “India orientali”, restricted to “Vizagapatam (Indien)” by lectotype designation by Klemmer (1963: 279).
• Paralectotype: ZMB 2787, from “India orientali”.

Combinations

• Pseudoboa caerulea Schneider, 1801: 284 [original combination]
• Bungarus caeruleus — Daudin, 1803: 270 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1801. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias. Friederici Frommanni: Jenae. 364 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Cinquième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 365 pp. + plates LIX–LXX. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bungarus caeruleus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2018.
• Mohapatra, P., Giri, V., Suraj, M., Das, A., Srinivasulu, C., Kandambi, D. & Ukuwela, K. 2021. IUCN: Bungarus caeruleus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172702A1369896. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172702A1369896.en. Accessed on 06 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Common/Indian Krait
suomi: Intiankraitti

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