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Higher TaxaElapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesCalliophis melanurus sinhaleyus DERANIYAGALA 1951
Calliophis melanurus melanurus (SHAW 1802) 
Common NamesE: Indian Coral Snake, Slender Coral Snake
G: Schlanke Korallenschlange 
SynonymColuber melanurus SHAW 1802: 552
Vipera trimaculata DAUDIN 1803 (fide SMITH 1943)
Callophis trimaculatus — GÜNTHER 1859: 83 (fide SMITH 1943)
Calliophis trimaculatus BOULENGER 1896: 397
Callophis trimaculatus — WALL 1906: 307
Callophis trimaculatus — WALL 1908: 38
Callophis trimaculatus — D’ABREU 1913
Callophis melanurus — SMITH 1943: 420
Callophis melanurus — SHARMA 1971: 89
Calliophis melanurus — WELCH 1994: 41
Hemibungarus melanurus — SCHLEICH & KÄSTLE 2000: 20
Calliophis melanurus — SLOWINSKI, BOUNDY & LAWSON 2001
Calliophis melanurus — SMITH et al. 2012
Calliophis melanurus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 146

Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus DERANIYAGALA 1951
Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus DERANIYAGALA 1951: 148
Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus — GOLAY et al. 1993: 124 
DistributionIndia (Gujarat, Maharashtra [A. Captain, pers. Comm.], Kerala, Eastern Ghats, Telangana),
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

melanurus: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal [?]); Type locality: Bengal, Nerva.

sinhaleyus: Sri Lanka  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.86 (58.11.26.7) (P. Russell, June 1788), fide Wallach et al. 2014: 146. According to the BMNH catalogue this is the type of V. trimaculata.
Holotype: NMSL (Colombo Museum) [sinhaleyus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (868 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Subspecies: Calliophis melanurus nigrescens is now considered as a valid species.

Distribution: Possibly in Bhutan (Lenz 2012). 
EtymologyNamed after Greek melanos (μέλανος), black, apparently referring to the black head color, and possibly Greek oura (ουρα), tail, as the tail is also partially black. 
References
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