Calliophis maculiceps
{{Short description|Species of snake}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Calliophis
| species = maculiceps
| authority = (Günther, 1858){{NRDB species|genus=Calliophis|species=maculiceps|accessdate=17 February 2014}}
| 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
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Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
- Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage, 1877
- Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis — Sang et al., 2009
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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
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Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
- Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858
- Maticora maculiceps maculiceps
— Welch, 1994: 75 - Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps — Sang et al., 2009
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Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961
- Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
- Maticora maculiceps michaelis
— Welch, 1994: 75 - Calliophis maculiceps michaelis
— Sang et al., 2009
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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
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Calliophis maculiceps,{{cite web|title=Calliophis maculiceps, uBio |url=http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=2537293|publisher=uBIO|accessdate=17 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Calliophis maculiceps, Animal Diversity Web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Calliophis_maculiceps/classification/|publisher=Animal Diversity Web|accessdate=17 February 2014}} 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.
Geographic range
C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.{{cite web|title=Khao Yai National Park|url=http://www.thainationalparks.com/khao-yai-national-park/wildlife|publisher=Species of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand|accessdate=17 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Calliophis maculiceps|url=http://www.thainationalparks.com/specie/calliophis-maculiceps|publisher=National Parks of Thailand|accessdate=17 February 2014|archive-date=10 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210204919/https://www.thainationalparks.com/specie/calliophis-maculiceps|url-status=dead}}
Subspecies
The following five subspecies are considered valid:
- 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
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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).
External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/exotarium-oberhof/7278629970/ Photo of Calliophis maculiceps in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand]
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Category:Reptiles described in 1858
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
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