Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality

Rediscovery of a rare venomous snake after nearly two centuries (since R.H.Beddome's period). Provides revised diagnosis for the species and updates the congener-comparison. Highlights the lack of taxonomic studies in south Indian coral snakes, particularly the striped coral snake sp. Complex.

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Main Authors: S.R. Ganesh, E. Ramanujam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/220
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description Rediscovery of a rare venomous snake after nearly two centuries (since R.H.Beddome's period). Provides revised diagnosis for the species and updates the congener-comparison. Highlights the lack of taxonomic studies in south Indian coral snakes, particularly the striped coral snake sp. Complex.
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spelling doaj.art-011b62a874094326952363ba9bc46f272022-12-21T18:23:24ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072014-03-01635580558210.11609/JoTT.o3639.5580-2206Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type localityS.R. GaneshE. RamanujamRediscovery of a rare venomous snake after nearly two centuries (since R.H.Beddome's period). Provides revised diagnosis for the species and updates the congener-comparison. Highlights the lack of taxonomic studies in south Indian coral snakes, particularly the striped coral snake sp. Complex.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/220
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Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
Journal of Threatened Taxa
title Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
title_full Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
title_fullStr Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
title_full_unstemmed Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
title_short Rediscovery of Beddome’s Coralsnake <i>Calliophis beddomei</i> Smith, 1943 from the type locality
title_sort rediscovery of beddome s coralsnake i calliophis beddomei i smith 1943 from the type locality
url http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/220
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