Calliophis maculiceps

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.

Calliophis maculiceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Calliophis
Species:	C. maculiceps
Binomial name
Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
Synonyms
Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858: 232 Elaps melanurus Cantor, 1847 (not Shaw; fide M.A. Smith, 1943) Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus Bourret, 1934 Callophis [sic] maculiceps — M.A. Smith, 1943: 420 Maticora maculiceps — Golay et al., 1993 Calliophis maculiceps — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 420 Calliophis maculiceps — Cox et al., 1998: 32 ______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877) Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage, 1877 Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis — Sang et al., 2009 ______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927) Callophis hughi Cochran, 1927 Callophis hughi — M.A. Smith, 1943 Callophis hughi — Taylor, 1965 Maticora maculiceps hughi — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps hughi — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858) Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858 Maticora maculiceps maculiceps — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961 Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961 Maticora maculiceps michaelis — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps michaelis — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 Callophis maculiceps var. univirgatus M.A. Smith, 1915 (nomen oblitum) Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 (nomen novum) Calliophis maculiceps smithi — Sang et al., 2009

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.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, p. 384).
• Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ), ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 397–398).
• Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops Herpetological Data Center. xv + 478 pp.
• Günther A. 1858. Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Elaps maculiceps, p. 232).
• Manthey U, Grossmann W. 1997. Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Calliophis maculiceps, p. 420).
• Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Callophis [sic] maculiceps, pp. 420–421).

External links

• Photo of Calliophis maculiceps in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand