Small-spotted coral snake
Calliophis maculiceps
(Albert Charles Lewis Günther , 1858)
In Thai: งูปล้องหวายหัวดำ, ngu phong wai hua damm
Calliophis maculiceps, commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Geographic range
C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Subspecies
The following five subspecies are considered valid:
Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.
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Scientific classification
KingdomAnimalia PhylumChordata SubphylumVertebrata ClassReptilia OrderSquamata SuborderSerpentes FamilyElapidae GenusCalliophis SpeciesCalliophis maculiceps
Common names
German: Gesprenkelte Korallenotter English: Speckled coral snake Small-spotted coral snake Thai: งูปล้องหวายหัวดำ, ngu phong wai hua damm
Subspecies
Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis , Henri Émile Sauvage , 1877
Range: South Vietnam, Cambodia; Type locality: Cochin-China (= Southern Vietnam)
Calliophis maculiceps hughi , Doris Mable Cochran , 1927
Range: Thailand (Koh Tao Island); Type locality: Koh Tao Islands, Gulf of Siam, Thailand
Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps , Albert Charles Lewis Günther , 1858
Range: South Myanmar, Thailand, North-Wester Malaysia; Type locality: “East Indies” (GÜNTHER 1858)
Calliophis maculiceps michaelis , J. Deuve , 1961
Range: Laos; Type locality: Mekong, Laos.
Calliophis maculiceps smithi , Konrad Klemmer , 1963
Synonyms
Calliophis maculiceps , Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Calliophis maculiceps smithi , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Calliophis maculiceps michaelis , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Calliophis maculiceps hughi , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Calliophis maculiceps , Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)Calliophis maculiceps , Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)Maticora maculiceps michaelis , Kenneth R. G. Welch (1994)Maticora maculiceps maculiceps , Kenneth R. G. Welch (1994)Maticora maculiceps hughi , Kenneth R. G. Welch (1994)Maticora maculiceps atrofrontalis , Philippe Golay (1993)Maticora maculiceps maculiceps , Philippe Golay (1993)Maticora maculiceps smithi , Philippe Golay (1993)Maticora maculiceps , Philippe Golay et al. (1993)Callophis hughi , Edward Harrison Taylor (1965)Calliophis maculiceps smithi , Konrad Klemmer (1963)Calliophis maculiceps univirgatus , Jean Deuve (1961)Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus , Jean Deuve (1961)Calliophis maculiceps hughi , Jean Deuve (1961)Calliophis maculiceps michaelis , Jean Deuve (1961)Callophis maculiceps , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)Callophis hughi , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)Callophis sic maculiceps , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus , René Léon Bourret (1934)Callophis hughi , Doris Mable Cochran (1927)Calliophis maculiceps hughi , Doris Mable Cochran (1927)Calliophis maculiceps var. univirgatus , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1915)Callophis maculiceps var. univirgatus , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1915)Elaps atrofrontalis , Henri Émile Sauvage (1877)Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis , Henri Émile Sauvage (1877)Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps , Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1858)Elaps maculiceps , Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1858)Elaps melanurus , Theodore Edward Cantor (1847)
Photos
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Calliophis maculiceps - Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
Calliophis maculiceps - Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
Calliophis maculiceps - Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
Calliophis maculiceps (striped morph)
Calliophis maculiceps (striped morph)
Calliophis maculiceps (striped morph)
Calliophis maculiceps (striped morph)
Range Map
Ao Luek District, Krabi Ban Lat District, Phetchaburi Ban Mi District, Lopburi Ban Na San District, Surat Thani Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Buachet District, Surin Buntharik District, Ubon Ratchathani Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary Chiang Khan District, Loei Dan Makham Tia District, Kanchanaburi Doi Suthep - Pui National Park Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai Hat Yai District, Songkhla Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Hua Sai District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Huai Yot District, Trang Kabin Buri District, Prachinburi Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Kaeng Krachan National Park Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom Kantang District, Trang Kapoe District, Ranong Kathu District, Phuket Khao Chong Khao Luang National Park Khao Phanom District, Krabi Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park Khao Saming District, Trat Khao Tha Petch Wildlife Conservation and Developme Khao Yai National Park Khian Sa District, Surat Thani Khlong Thom District, Krabi Khlung District, Chanthaburi Khok Pho District, Pattani Khok Si Suphan District, Sakon Nakhon Ko Chang District, Trat Ko Lanta District, Krabi Ko Pha Ngan Ko Pha-ngan District, Surat Thani Ko Samui District, Surat Thani La-ngu District, Satun Lang Suan District, Chumphon Mae Lao District, Chiang Rai Mae On District, Chiang Mai Makham District, Chanthaburi Muak Lek District, Saraburi Mueang Chanthaburi District, Chanthaburi Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi Mueang Krabi District, Krabi Mueang Loei District, Loei Mueang Lopburi District, Lopburi Mueang Mae Hong Son District, Mae Hong Son Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan Mueang Nakhon Nayok District, Nakhon Nayok Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, Nakhon Pathom Mueang Nakhon Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Mueang Phatthalung District, Phatthalung Mueang Phichit District, Phichit Mueang Phuket District, Phuket Mueang Surin District, Surin Mueang Tak District, Tak Mueang Trang District, Trang Mueang Trat District, Trat Na Thawi District, Songkhla Na Yai Am District, Chanthaburi Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Nam Nao National Park Nikhom Phatthana District, Rayong Pai District, Mae Hong Son Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Phanna Nikhom District, Sakon Nakhon Phrom Khiri District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Phu Sing District, Sisaket Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary Phuket Province Pluak Daeng District, Rayong Sanam Chai Khet District, Chachoengsao Si Racha District, Chonburi Si Satchanalai National Park Tha Mai District, Chanthaburi Tha Phae District, Satun Tha Song Yang District, Tak Tha Takiap District, Chachoengsao Thalang District, Phuket Thepha District, Songkhla Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary Wang Nam Khiao District, Nakhon Ratchasima Wang Saphung District, Loei Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Wiang Nong Long District, Lamphun
Range map of Calliophis maculiceps in Thailand
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