''Calliophis'' is a

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venomous Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a ...

elapid Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoc ...

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s, one of several known commonly as oriental

coral snake Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 16 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera ('' Calliophis'', ''Hemibungarus ...

s or Asian coral snakes.

Species

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in this genus are: * '' Calliophis beddomei'' ( M.A. Smith, 1943) – Beddome's coral snake (

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) * ''

Calliophis bibroni ''Calliophis bibroni'', commonly known as Bibron's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to India. Etymology The specific name, ''bibroni'', is in honor of Gabriel Bibron (1806–1848), Frenc ...

'' (

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, 1858) – Bibron's coral snake (India) * '' Calliophis bilineatus'' (

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, 1881) – Two-stripped coral snake (

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) * ''

Calliophis bivirgatus ''Calliophis bivirgatus'' is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the blue coral snake or blue Malayan coral snake.

'' ( F. Boie, 1827) – Blue Malaysian coral snake (

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) * ''

Calliophis castoe ''Calliophis castoe'', or Castoe's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Western Ghats in western peninsular India. Etymology ''C. castoe'' is named after biologist, Todd A. Castoe. G ...

'' E.N. Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri, 2012 – Castoe’s coral snake (India) * ''

Calliophis gracilis ''Calliophis gracilis'', is a species of coral snake Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 16 species of Old World coral ...

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, 1835 – Spotted coral snake (

) *''

Calliophis haematoetron ''Calliophis haematoetron'', commonly known as the blood-bellied coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Sri Lanka. Geographic range It is found in central lowlands of Sri Lanka. It is known from Wasgamuwa and Rattota Rat ...

'' E.N. Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somweera, 2008 – Blood-bellied coral snake (Sri Lanka) * ''

Calliophis intestinalis ''Calliophis intestinalis'', commonly known as the banded Malayan coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Geographic range ''C. intestinalis'' is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Java, and Malaysia. Venom This ...

'' ( Laurenti, 1768) – Banded Malaysian coral snake (

) * ''

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

'' ( Günther, 1858) – Speckled coral snake (

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, Laos) * '' Calliophis melanurus'' (

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, 1802) – Slender coral snake, Indian coral snake (India,

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, Sri Lanka) * ''

Calliophis nigrescens ''Calliophis nigriscens'', commonly known as the black coral snake or striped coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Geographic range It is found in India in the Western Ghats, Karwar, Wayanad, ...

'' (Günther, 1862) – Black coral snake (India) * '' Calliophis nigrotaeniatus'' (Peters, 1863) – banded Malaysian coral snake, striped coral snake (Indonesia, Malaysia ) * ''

Calliophis philippinus ''Calliophis philippinus'', the Philippine coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in the Philippines. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q121482314 Calliophis Reptiles described in 1863 Reptiles of t ...

'' (Günther, 1864) – Philippine coral snake (the Philippines) * '' Calliophis salitan'' (Brown, Smart, Leviton, & Smith, 2018) – Dinagat Island banded coral snake (the Philippines) * ''

Calliophis suluensis ''Calliophis suluensis'', the Sulu Islands banded coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippin ...

'' (

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, 1891) – Sulu Islands banded coral snake (the Philippines) ''

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'': A

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Calliophis''.

Taxonomy

The former ''

Calliophis calligaster ''Hemibungarus calligaster'' is a species of venomous snake, venomous elapid snake,Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

), is now in the genus ''

Hemibungarus ''Hemibungarus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as barred coral snakes. Distribution ''Hemibungarus'' species are endemic to the Philippines. Species *Barred coral snake, ''Hemibungarus calligaster ''Hemibungarus c ...

''. Both Kellogg's coral snake (formerly ''C. kelloggi'' ) (

, Laos, China) and MacClelland's coral snake (formerly ''C. macclellandi'' ) are now in the

'' Sinomicrurus''.

Behaviour

Snakes of the genus ''Calliophis'' are semi

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. Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR. 1978. ''Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition''. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp. . (Genus ''Callophis'' ic p. 331).

References

External links

* Snake genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Elapidae-stub

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