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| Sind krait | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Bungarus |
| Species: | B. sindanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, 1897 | |
The Sind krait (Bungarus sindanus) is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in Asia. Three subspecies are recognized. That may be confused with common krait and even with Indian rat snake.
Distribution
This snake is found in India & Pakistan. That is recorded in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar , Maharastra, West Bengal (Jalpaiguri & Midnapur District) ,Rajastan & Gujrat in India. The geographic ranges of the subspecies in Pakistan and India are:
- B. s. razai Khan, 1985 - N Pakistan
- B. s. sindanus Boulenger, 1897 - southern Pakistan, adjacent India; type locality: Sindh, West Pakistan
- B. s. walli Wall, 1907 - India; West Bengal(Jalpaiguri), Uttar Pradesh,Latur, Maharashtra India
References
- The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Boulenger, G.A. 1897. A new krait from Sind (Bungarus sindanus). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 11:73-74.
- Kuch, Ulrich. 2004. Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, 1897, an addition to the venomous snake fauna of Afghanistan. Herpetozoa 16(3/4):171-173.
- Vyas, Raju. 1998. Unusual marking pattern in krait Bungarus sindanus Cobra 32:34-35.
- Wall, F. 1907. A new krait from Oudh (Bungarus walli). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17:155-157.
External links
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