Calliophis maculiceps
Species of snake
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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]
| Calliophis maculiceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Calliophis |
| Species: | C. maculiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliophis maculiceps | |
| Synonyms | |
______________________________ 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
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Geographic range
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.