Biology:Red River krait
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Bungarus |
| Species: | B. slowinskii
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| Bungarus slowinskii Kuch et al., 2005
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The Red River krait (Bungarus slowinskii ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Based on the current knowledge on this rare snake, B. slowinskii is endemic to Vietnam and in Thailand, where the first sighting was documented on 15 September 2018 [4]. It is believed that this species also occurs in Laos and Cambodia. [1]
Etymology
The specific name, slowinskii, honors Joseph Bruno Slowinski, an American herpetologist who died from a krait bite at age 38.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bungarus slowinskii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/192221/0. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bungarus slowinskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2016.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=3ovZoFyLhzkC&pg=PA246. (Bungarus slowinskii, p. 246).
4. Tropical Natural History, 19(2): 43-50, October 2019. First record of Bungarus slowinskii from Thailand.
Further reading
- Kuch, Ulrich; Kizirian, David; Nguyen, Quang Truong; Lawson, Robin; Donnelly, Maureen A.; Mebs, Dietrich (2005). "A New Species of Krait (Squamata: Elapidae) from the Red River System of Northern Vietnam". Copeia 2005 (4): 818-833. (Bungarus slowinskii, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q4997626 entry
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