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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesCalliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (CANTOR 1839)
Calliophis bivirgatus bivirgatus (BOIE 1827)
Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenius (BLEEKER 1859) 
Common NamesE: Blue Malaysian Coral Snake
G: Blaue Bauchdrüsenotter 
SynonymElaps bivirgatus BOIE 1827
Elaps bivirgatus BOIE 1827 (partim) — FITZINGER 1843
Elaps bi-virgatus BOIE 1827 (partim) — DUMÉRIL et al. 1854
Callophis bivirgatus — GÜNTHER 1864 (partim)
Callophis bivirgatus — BERNHARD-MEYER 1869: 74
Adeniophis (Callophis) bivirgatus — STOLICZKA 1873
Adeniophis bivirgatus — BOETTGER 1887
Adeniophis bivirgatus — BOETTGER 1892: 133
Doliophis bivirgatus var. C — BOULENGER 1896
Doliophis bivirgatus BOULENGER 1896: 400
Doliophis bivirgatus — FLOWER 1896
Doliophis bivirgatus, Form C — SCHENKEL 1901
Doliophis bivirgatus — BOULENGER's var. B — COHN 1905
Doliophis bivirgatus — WALL 1908: 27
Doliophis bivirgatus, type C — LANGE & ROOIJ 1910
Maticora bivirgata — STEJNEGER 1922
Maticora bivirgata bivirgata — LOVERIDGE 1944
Maticora bivirgata — TAYLOR 1965: 960
Maticora bivirgata — TEO & RAJATHURAI 1997
Maticora bivirgata — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 421
Maticora bivirgata — STUEBING & INGER 1999: 193
Calliophis bivirgatus — SLOWINSKI et al. 2001
Calliophis bivirgatus — GOWER et al. 2012: 100
Calliophis bivirgatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 144
Calliophis bivirgata — HUSSON et al. 2018

Calliophis bivirgatus bivirgatus (BOIE 1827)
Elaps bivirgatus BOIE 1827
Maticora bivirgata bivirgata — WELCH 1994: 75
Calliophis bivirgatus bivirgatus — BROWN et al. 2018

Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (CANTOR 1839)
Elaps flaviceps CANTOR 1839: 33
Doliophis flaviceps — GIRARD 1857
Calamaria flaviceps — GÜNTHER 1865
Calliophis flaviceps — FISCHER 1885: 3
Adeniophis flaviceps — MEYER 1886
Doliophis bivirgatus var. flaviceps — BOETTGER 1898
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — BOURRET 1936
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — TAYLOR 1965: 960
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — SCHULZ 1986
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — WELCH 1994: 75
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — COX et al. 1998: 31
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 210
Maticora bivirgata flaviceps — VOGEL & FREED 2006
Calliophis bivirgata flaviceps — LIVIGNI 2013: 293

Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenius (BLEEKER 1859)
Elaps tetrataenia BLEEKER 1859: 201
Maticora bivirgata tetrataenia — WELCH 1994: 75
Calliophis bivirgata (tetrataenia) — SLOWINSKI et al. 2001
Calliophis bivirgata tetrataenia — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 386
Maticora bivirgata tetrataenia — AULIYA 2006
Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenius — BROWN et al. 2018 
Distributionflaviceps (Cantor, 1839): Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka, Lingga Archipelago, Nias, Mentawai Archipelago, Riau Archipelago); Cambodia; West Malaysia (Malaya); Singapore; S Thailand, Myanmar (fide COX et al., Günther 1865)

bivirgata: Indonesia (Java)

tetrataenia: Indonesia (Kalimantan, Borneo); Brunei Darussalam; Malaysia (East Malaysia).

Type locality: Java  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 1435 (H. Kuhl, Dec. 1820–Sept. 1821).
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.19.19 (63.12.4.18), collected by A. Thepass [tetrataenius] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4247 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Behavior: generally docile, non-aggressive (Stuebing & Inger 1999: 194)

Similar species: Bungarus flaviceps.

Distribution: bivirgata: In Myanmar fide Dowling & Jenner 1988 but probably not in Myanmar fide LEVITON et al. 2003. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “virgata” = branches, either referring to the pair of light stripes on the sides, or perhaps to the pattern of specimens from Java, which have a conspicuous light Y-shaped mark on the top rear of the head (Stuebing & Inger 1999: 193). 
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