Calliophis suluensis (STEINDACHNER, 1891)
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake |
Synonym | Callophis intestinalis var. suluensis STEINDACHNER 1891 Maticora intestinalis suluensis — WELCH 1994: 75 Calliophis intestinalis suluensis — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Calliophis suluensis — LEVITON et la. 2014 Calliophis suluensis — BROWN et al. 2018 Calliophis suluensis — WEINELL et al. 2019 Maticora suluensis — WALLACH 2025 |
Distribution | Philippines (Sulu Archipelago: Jolo, Siasi)
Type locality: Sulu Island
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Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Syntypes: NMW |
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Comment | Venomous! |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
References |
- Brown, Rafe M.; Utpal Smart, Alan E. Leviton, and Eric N. Smith 2018. A New Species of Long-glanded Coralsnake of the Genus Calliophis (Squamata: Elapidae) from Dinagat Island, with Notes on the Biogeography and Species Diversity of Philippine Calliophis and Hemibungarus. Herpetologica In-Press - get paper here
- Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 121: 33–248 - get paper here
- Leviton, A.E., R.M. Brown, and C.D. Siler. 2014. The dangerously venomous snakes of the Philippine Archipelago. in The Coral Triangle: The 2011 Hearst Biodiversity Philippine Expedition (G.C. Williams and T.M. Gosliner, eds.). California Academy of Sciences, USA, Pp 473–530
- Steindachner, F. 1891. Über einige neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibienarten. Sitzungsb. Ber. Kais. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Abt.1, 100 (6): 289-313, 2 plates - get paper here
- Weinell, Jeffrey L.; Errol Hooper, Alan E. Leviton, Rafe M. Brown 2019. Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (4) 66 (1): 1-49 - get paper here
- Welch, K. R. G. 1994. Snakes of the World. A Checklist. I. Venomous snakes. KCM Books, Somerset, England.
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