Calliophis nigrescens

Calliophis nigrescens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Calliophis
Species:
C. nigrescens
Binomial name
Calliophis nigrescens
(Günther, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Callophis [sic] nigrescens
    Günther, 1862
  • Callophis concinnus Beddome, 1863
  • Callophis pentalineatus
    Beddome, 1871
  • Hemibungarus nigrescens
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Maticora nigriscens
    — Golay et al., 1993
  • Calliophis nigriscens
    — Slowinski et al., 2001

Calliophis nigriscens, commonly known as the black coral snake or striped coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to the Western Ghats, India.

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