Bungarus bungaroides

Bungarus bungaroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Genus: Bungarus
Species: Bungarus bungaroides

Name

Bungarus bungaroides (Cantor, 1839)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.91, juvenile indet., presented by T.E. Cantor between 1834–1839, via British East India Comp.
• Type locality: “Chirra Punji, Indicorum [=Cherrapunji]”, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya State, India.

Combinations

• Elaps bungaroides Cantor, 1839: 33 [original combination]
• Xenurelaps bungaroides — Günther, 1864: 345 [subsequent combination]
• Bungarus bungaroides — Boulenger, 1890: 389 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium Serpentium Indicorum A. Venomous Serpents. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7(1): 31–34. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Bungarus bungaroides. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 October 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Northeastern Hill Krait