Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Elapinae
Genus: Calliophis
Species: Calliophis bibroni
Name
- Calliophis bibroni (Jan, 1858)
Holotype: MNHN 5070, indet.
Type locality: “Indes orientales [=India]”; restricted to “Western Ghats” by Deepak, Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Smith (2010: 1).
Combinations
- Elaps bibroni Jan, 1858: 526 [original combination]
- Callophis bibroni — Boulenger, 1890: 386 [name combination, genus misspelling]
Synonyms
- Elaps cerasinus Beddome, 1864: 179 [synonymised by Boulenger (1890: 386)]
Holotype: BMNH 74.4.29.51, ♀.
Type locality: “Manantoddy (Malabar) [=Waynaad district, Kerala]”, India.
References
Primary references
- Jan, G. 1858. Plan d’une iconographie descriptive des ophidiens et description sommaire de nouvelles espèces de serpents. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée Série 2, 10: 438–449; 514–527. BHL (part I) BHL (part II) Reference page.
- Beddome, R.H. 1864. Description of a new species of Elaps from Malabar. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 179–180. BHL Reference page.
- Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Deepak, V., Harikrishnan, S., Vasudevan, K. & Smith, E.N. 2010. Redescription of Bibron's coral snake, Calliophis bibroni Jan 1858 with notes and new records from south of the Palghat and Shencottah Gaps of the Western Ghats, India. Hamadryad 35(1): 1–10. Full article (ResearchGate) Reference page.
Additional references
- Shanker, P.G. & Ganesh, S.R. 2009. Sighting record and range extension of Calliophis (= Callophis) bibroni, Jan 1858 (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpents, Elapidae). The Herpetological Bulletin 108: 10–13. Full article (PDF)
- Erinjery, J.J., Das, S., Muthuvarmadam, R.S. & Singh, M. 2014. Record of the Rare Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bibroni from Nelliyampathy Hills, Kerala, India. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 111(1): 51. DOI: 10.17087/bnhs/2014/v111i1/56536
- Raveendran, D.K., Deepak, V., Smith, E.N. & Smart, U. 2017. A new colour morph of Calliophis bibroni (Squamata: Elapidae) and evidence for Müllerian mimicry in Tropical Indian coralsnakes. Herpetology Notes 10: 209–217. Full article (PDF)
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Calliophis bibroni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 July 2017.
- Srinivasulu, C., Deepak, V., Shankar, G. & Srinivasulu, B. 2011. IUCN: Calliophis bibroni (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177549A7454847. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177549A7454847.en