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Bungarus andamanensis BISWAS & SANYAL, 1978

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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: South Andaman Krait 
SynonymBungarus andamanensis BISWAS & SANYAL 1978
Bungarus andamanensis — WELCH 1994: 37
Bungarus andamanensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 127 
DistributionIndia (Andaman Island)

Type locality: ‘Port Blair, S. Andaman’ (in the Bay of Bengal, India); ‘Andamans’  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZSI 20895/1; ZSI 20895/2 (paratype), ZSI 2897 (paratype); ZSI 14628 (paratype) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (699 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyNamed after its distribution on the Andaman Islands. 
References
  • Biswas S; Sanyal D P 1978. A new species of krait of the genus Bungarus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Andaman Island. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75 (1): 179-183 - get paper here
  • CHANDRAMOULI, S. 2022. Snake fauna of the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal—A review of species richness, taxonomy, distribution, natural history and conservation status. Zootaxa 5209 (3): 301-331 - get paper here
  • Chandramouli, S. R. 2023. Distribution Patterns of Snakes and Conservation Importance of Islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, Bay of Bengal, India. In: Lillywhite & Martins, eds., Islands and snakes, vol. II. Oxford University Press, p. 121 ff - get paper here
  • Sharma, R. C. 2004. Handbook Indian Snakes. AKHIL BOOKS, New Delhi, 292 pp.
  • Slowinski J B. 1994. A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28 (4): 440-446 - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
  • Whitaker, Romulus and Ashok Captain 2004. Snakes of India. Draco Books, 500 pp., reprinted 2007 - get paper here
 
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