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Calliophis nigrescens (GÜNTHER, 1862)

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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesCalliophis nigrescens nigrescens GÜNTHER 1862
Calliophis nigrescens khandallensis WALL 1913 
Common NamesE: Black Coral Snake 
SynonymCallophis nigrescens GÜNTHER 1862: 131
Callophis concinnus BEDDOME 1863: 310 (fide SMITH 1943)
Callophis pentalineatus BEDDOME 1871 (fide SMITH 1943)
Hemibungarus nigrescens BOULENGER 1896: 394
Hemibungarus nigrescens — WALL 1908: 40
Callophis nigrescens — SMITH 1943: 422
Callophis nigriscens — VYAS 1988 (in error)
Maticora nigrescens GOLAY et al. 1993
Maticora nigrescens — WELCH 1994: 75
Calliophis nigrescens — SLOWINSKI, BOUNDY & LAWSON 2001
Calliophis melanurus nigrescens — VYAS 2007
Calliophis nigrescens — WALLACH et al. 2014: 146
Calliophis nigrescens pentalineatus — GANESH & ARUMUGAM 2016

Calliophis nigrescens khandallensis WALL 1913
Callophis nigrescens var. khandallensis WALL 1913: 638 (fide SMITH 1943)
Calliophis nigrescens khandalensis — BROWN et al. 2018 
DistributionS/W India (Gujarat, SW Western Ghats: Kerala, Tamil Nadu)

Type locality: “British India” [= India].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.78
Holotype: BNHS (?), collected by Father Dreckmann [khandallensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1016 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Has been considered as a subspecies of Calliophis melanurus.

NCBI taxonomy: 1240866 (khandallensis) 
EtymologyNamed after the black coloration, from Latin niger, nigra, nigrum = black. 
References
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