Bungarus walli
Species of snake
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Bungarus walli, the Wall's krait,[a] is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal,[1][3] and Bhutan.[1] It has previously been treated as a subspecies of Bungarus sindanus (also known as the Sind krait), but is now considered a valid species.[1][3]
Etymology
This taxon is named in honour of British herpetologist Frank Wall, who named the taxon after himself, admitting that it was a "breach of ethics" to do so.[2][4]
Habitat
Bungarus walli occurs in forests, agricultural fields, and rural and urbanized areas. It is locally common.[1]
