Calliophis bivirgatus subsp. flaviceps Cantor 1839
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Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (Cantor, 1839)
Material examined. MNHN 2002.0443 (male; SVL 722 mm, TaL 82 mm), Monts Tigapulan, Province of Riau, elev. ca 150 m.
Taxonomic comments. The genus Maticora Gray, 1835 (Type species: Maticora lineata Gray, 1835 by monotypy) was synonymized with Calliophis Gray, 1835 (Type species: Calliophis gracilis Gray, 1835 by monotypy) by Slowinski et al. (2001).
Three subspecies of Calliophis bivirgatus (Boie, 1827) are currently recognized of which only one occurs on Sumatra.
Scalation: DSR 13-13-13, vertebral row not enlarged; VEN 276; SC 46.
Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Sumatera Selatan, and Lampung; also the islands of Bangka and Nias, and Mentawai Archipelago and Riau Archipelago (David & Vogel, 1996).
Biology. The sole specimen of this superb species was collected at 2100 hours during a rainy night in November while it was quickly crossing a road in an open forest with a dense layer of tall grasses. This snake did not show any aggressivity when it was collected and tried to bite only in the last resort.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.194395 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFE9FF80FF93FF86AA4AFFDAFF9AFFD6 (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03D087F8FF8AFF9FAADDFD8FFB25FB49 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/124957128 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/37581/taxon/03D087F8FF8AFF9FAADDFD8FFB25FB49.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Cantor
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Calliophis
- Species
- flaviceps
- Taxon rank
- subSpecies
- Taxonomic concept label
- Calliophis bivirgatus subsp. flaviceps Cantor, 1839 sec. Teynié, David & Ohler, 2010
References
- Slowinski, J. B., Boundy, J. & Lawson, R. (2001) The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica, 57 (2), 233 - 245.
- David, P. & Vogel, G. (1996) The Snakes of Sumatra. An annotated checklist and key with natural history notes. Ed. Chimaira, Frankfurt-am-Main, 260 pp.