Calliophis maculiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Vogel, G.; Wogan, G.; Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Calliophis maculiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192226A2058150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192226A2058150.en. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Calliophis maculiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps, uBio". uBIO. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps, Animal Diversity Web". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Khao Yai National Park". Species of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Calliophis maculiceps". National Parks of Thailand. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, p. 384).
  • Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 397–398).
  • Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. xv + 478 pp.
  • Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Elaps maculiceps, p. 232).
  • Manthey U, Grossmann W. 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Calliophis maculiceps, p. 420).
  • Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 420–421).


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