Bungarus slowinskii
| Bungarus slowinskii | |
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| File:Bungarus slowinskii 01.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Bungarus |
| Species: | B. slowinskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungarus slowinskii Kuch et al., 2005
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| File:Bungarus slowinskii map.jpg | |
Bungarus slowinskii, the Red River krait, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2] The species is endemic to mainland Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Ulrich Kuch and colleagues described the species in 2005.[3] The specific name, slowinskii, honors Joseph Bruno Slowinski, an American herpetologist who died from a krait bite at age 38.[2][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]B. slowinskii has a color pattern of alternating wide black rings and narrow white rings on its body and tail. The dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. The dorsal scales in the vertebral row are enlarged and hexagonal. The subcaudal scales are divided.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]B. slowinskii is currently known from Vietnam,[1][2] northeastern Thailand,[2][5] and Laos.[2] The preferred natural habitat of B. slowinskii is forest, at altitudes of 400–700 m (1,300–2,300 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]B. slowinskii is oviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Bungarus slowinskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 February 2021.
- ^ 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).
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Kharin, Vladimir E.; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Ananjeva, Natalia B. (2011). "New Records and Redescription of Rare and Little-Known Elapid Snake Bungarus slowinskii (Serpentes: Elapidae: Bungarinae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 18 (4): 284–294.
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