Bungarus andamanensis BISWAS & SANYAL, 1978
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: South Andaman Krait |
Synonym | Bungarus andamanensis BISWAS & SANYAL 1978 Bungarus andamanensis — WELCH 1994: 37 Bungarus andamanensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 127 |
Distribution | India (Andaman Island)
Type locality: ‘Port Blair, S. Andaman’ (in the Bay of Bengal, India); ‘Andamans’
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZSI 20895/1; ZSI 20895/2 (paratype), ZSI 2897 (paratype); ZSI 14628 (paratype) |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (699 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Venomous! |
Etymology | Named 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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