Biology:Bungarus andamanensis

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Short description: Species of snake

Bungarus andamanensis
Andaman Krait.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Bungarus
Species:
B. andamanensis
Binomial name
Bungarus andamanensis
Biswas & Sanyal, 1978

Bungarus andamanensis, the South Andaman krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake, which is found in the Andaman Islands of India .

References

  1. Mohapatra, P., Ganesh, S.R. & Achyuthan, N.S. (2021). "Bungarus andamanensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2021: e.T177508A123305490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177508A7446075.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/177508/123305490. Retrieved 15 January 2018. 
  • Biswas S; Sanyal D P 1978 A new species of krait of the genus Bungarus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Andaman Island. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 75 (1): 179-183
  • Das, I. 1999. Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Ota. H (Editor), Tropical Island Herpetofauna: Origin, Current Diversity, and Conservation. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Holland. 43-77
  • Harikrishnan, S., Vasudevan, K., & Choudhury, B. C. (2010). A review of herpetofaunal species descriptions and studies from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with an updated checklist. In Ramakrishna, Raghunathan, C. and Sivaperuman, C. (Eds) 2010. Recent Trends in Biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1-542 (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata)
  • Slowinski J B. 1994 A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28 (4): 440–446.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2928189 entry