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Calliophis bivirgatus  (F. Boie, 1827)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1057658

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Elaps bivirgatus F. Boie, 1827
  
    Calliophis bivirgata (F. Boie, 1827)
  
  Common Name(s): Blue Malaysian Coral Snake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyElapidae F. Boie, 1827 – Cobras, Coral Snakes, Elapids, Kraits, Coralsnakes  
                                     SubfamilyElapinae F. Boie, 1827  
                                        GenusCalliophis Gray, 1835  
                                           SpeciesCalliophis bivirgatus (F. Boie, 1827) – Blue Malaysian Coral Snake  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Subspecies Calliophis bivirgatus bivirgatus (F. Boie, 1827)  
                                              Subspecies Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (Cantor, 1839)  
                                              Subspecies Calliophis bivirgatus tetrataenius (Bleeker, 1859)  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Calliophis bivirgatus, Blue Malaysian Coral Snake [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Slowinski, Joseph B., Jeff Boundy, and Robin Lawson  
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: The phylogenetic relationships of Asian Coral Snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetologica, vol. 57, no. 2   
  Page(s): 233-245   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0018-0831   
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  Reference for: Calliophis bivirgatus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Since Calliophis is treated as masculine, the correct name in this combination is Calliophis bivirgatus  
 

 

    

 
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