Banded Malayan coral snake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Calliophis intestinalis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Calliophis
Species:	intestinalis
range
Synonyms
Aspis intestinalis Laurenti, 1768 Elaps intestinalis — Cantor, 1847 Callophis [sic] intestinalis — Günther, 1859 Adeniophis intestinalis — Boulenger, 1890 Doliophis intestinalis — Boulenger, 1896 Calamaria klossi M.A. Smith, 1926 Maticora intestinalis — Loveridge, 1944 Calliophis intestinalis — Slowinski et al., 2001

Calliophis intestinalis, commonly known as the banded Malayan coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.

Geographic range

C. intestinalis is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Java, and Malaysia.

Venom

This small species possesses a potent venom, and human fatalities from its bite have been recorded.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Calliophis intestinalis everetti (Boulenger, 1896)
• Calliophis intestinalis intestinalis (Laurenti, 1768)
• Calliophis intestinalis lineata (Gray, 1835)
• Calliophis intestinalis thepassi (Bleeker, 1859)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.