Calliophis maculiceps

Calliophis maculiceps,[2][3] commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]

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
(Günther, 1858)[1]
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[1]

Geographic range

C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[1][4][5]

Subspecies

The following five subspecies are considered valid:[1]

  • 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. Calliophis maculiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 February 2014.
  2. "Calliophis maculiceps, uBio". uBIO. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. "Calliophis maculiceps, Animal Diversity Web". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. "Khao Yai National Park". Species of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. "Calliophis maculiceps". National Parks of Thailand. 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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