Calliophis maculiceps

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Calliophis maculiceps,[3][4] commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.[2] Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Calliophis maculiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species:
C. maculiceps
Binomial name
Calliophis maculiceps
(Günther, 1858)[2]
Synonyms
  • Elaps maculiceps
    Günther, 1858: 232
  • Elaps melanurus Cantor, 1847 (not Shaw; fide M.A. Smith, 1943)
  • Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus Bourret, 1934
  • Callophis [sic] maculiceps
    M.A. Smith, 1943: 420
  • Maticora maculiceps
    Golay et al., 1993
  • Calliophis maculiceps
    Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 420
  • Calliophis maculiceps
    Cox et al., 1998: 32

______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)

  • Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage, 1877
  • Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis Sang et al., 2009

______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)

  • Callophis hughi Cochran, 1927
  • Callophis hughi M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Callophis hughi Taylor, 1965
  • Maticora maculiceps hughi
    Welch, 1994: 75
  • Calliophis maculiceps hughi
    Sang et al., 2009

_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)

  • Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858
  • Maticora maculiceps maculiceps
    Welch, 1994: 75
  • Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps Sang et al., 2009

_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961

  • Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
  • Maticora maculiceps michaelis
    Welch, 1994: 75
  • Calliophis maculiceps michaelis
    Sang et al., 2009

_______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963

  • Callophis maculiceps var. univirgatus M.A. Smith, 1915
    (nomen oblitum)
  • Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 (nomen novum)
  • Calliophis maculiceps smithi
    Sang et al., 2009[2]
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Geographic range

C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[2][5][6]

Subspecies

The following five subspecies are considered valid:[2]

  • Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
  • Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
  • Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
  • Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
  • Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.

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