Bungarus bungaroides

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Bungarus bungaroides

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Bungarus
Species:	B. bungaroides
Binomial name
*Bungarus bungaroides* (Cantor, 1839)

Synonyms
Elaps bungaroides Cantor, 1839 Xenurelaps bungaroides – Günther, 1864 Bungarus bungaroides – Boulenger, 1890

Bungarus bungaroides, the northeastern hill krait, is a venomous species of elapid snake.^[2]

Description

This is a moderate- to large sized krait. Diagnostic characters:

Dorsal scales in 15 longitudinal rows at midbody. Mid-dorsal scales are slightly enlarged anteriorly, but distinctly enlarged posteriorly.
Subcaudal scutes ordinarily divided anteriorly, but occasionally some scutes may be single, but always divided near the tip
Ventrals 220–237; subcaudals 44-51
Dorsum – smooth, black with a series of very narrow white to pale yellowish lines or crossbars; on the belly, the light crossbars widen to form distinct transverse bars
head slightly distinct from the neck. Top of the head is flat. Snout is blunt.
Total length of largest male 1400 mm (55 in); tail length 160 mm (6.3 in)

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in Myanmar, India (Assam, Cachar, Sikkim), Nepal, and Vietnam at elevations around 2040 m as well as in Tibet. The type locality is given as: "Cherra Punjee, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India".^[3]^[4]

References

^ Wangyal, J.T.; Das, A.; Ghosh, A.; Limbu, K.P. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Bungarus bungaroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T192121A219114268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T192121A219114268.en. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Bücherl, W.; Buckley, E.E.; Deulofeu, V. (2013). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Vertebrates. Elsevier Science. p. 531. ISBN 978-1-4832-6363-2. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 371.
^ Bungarus bungaroides at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 November 2013.

Boulenger, G. A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis. London. xviii, 541 pp.
Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [parts 1 and 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 7:31-34,49-55.
Golay, P. 1985. Checklist and keys to the terrestrial proteroglyphs of the world (Serpentes: Elapidae – Hydrophiidae). Elapsoidea, Geneva.
Slowinski, J. B. 1994. A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28(4):440-446.

Taxon identifiers
Bungarus bungaroides	Wikidata: Q2928188 Wikispecies: Bungarus bungaroides ADW: Bungarus_bungaroides CoL: 5X3Z9 EoL: 1057032 GBIF: 5226829 iNaturalist: 30452 IRMNG: 11102612 ITIS: 700455 IUCN: 192121 NCBI: 282164 Observation.org: 97654 Open Tree of Life: 926040 RD: bungaroides
Elaps bungaroides	Wikidata: Q109522046 ITIS: 1057799

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