Accepted scientific name:
Calliophis bivirgatus BOIE 1827 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Calliophis bivirgatus BOIE 1827
Synonyms:
Adeniophis bivirgatus BOETTGER 1887 (synonym)
Adeniophis flaviceps MEYER 1886 (ambiguous synonym)
Adeniophis (callophis) bivirgatus STOLICZKA 1873 (synonym)
Bioliophis bivirgatus BOULENGER 1896 (synonym)
Calliophis bivirgata tetrataenia MALKMUS 2002 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Calliophis bivirgata tetrataenia MALKMUS 2002
Calliophis flaviceps FISCHER 1885 (ambiguous synonym)
Callophis bivirgatus BERNHARDMEYER 1869 (synonym)
Doliophis bivirgatus BOULENGER 1896 (synonym)
Doliophis bivirgatus flaviceps BOETTGER 1898 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Doliophis bivirgatus flaviceps BOETTGER 1898
Doliophis bivirgatus, SCHENKEL 1901 (synonym)
Doliophis bivirgatus, type LANGE 1910 (synonym)
Doliophis flaviceps GIRARD 1857 (ambiguous synonym)
Elaps bivirgatus BOIE 1827 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Elaps bivirgatus BOIE 1827
Elaps flaviceps CANTOR 1839 (ambiguous synonym)
Elaps tetrataenia BLEEKER 1859 (ambiguous synonym)
Maticora bivirgata MANTHEY 1997 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Maticora bivirgata MANTHEY 1997
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Blue Malaysian Coral Snake English -
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Elapidae
Genus Calliophis
Distribution: flaviceps (Cantor, 1839): Indonesia (Sumatra, Bangka, Lingga Archipelago, Nias, Mentawai Archipelago, Riau Archipelago); Cambodia; West Malaysia (Malaya); Singapore; Thailand bivirgata: Indonesia (Java). flaviceps: S Thailand, W Malaysia, Singapore, Bur
Additional data: Venomous! Can be confused with Bungarus flaviceps. Maticora species eat only snakes (Greene 1997). Maticora has been synonymized with Calliophis by SLOWINSKI et al. (2001). Does probably not occur in Myanmar (fide LEVITON et al. 2003).
Source database: TIGR Reptiles, Oct 2007
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.,
Online resource: http://www.tigr.org/reptiles/species.php?genus=Calliophis&species=bivirgatus
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f0191228-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201