Beddome's Coralsnake
Calliophis beddomei
Beddome's coral snake (Calliophis beddomei ) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to hills of peninsular India.
From the article Beddome's coral snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. beddomei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 50 cm (20 in), with a tail length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).
Range & habitat
Beddome's coral snake is found in semi-evergreen and tropical dry deciduous hills in the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats of India, at altitudes of 550–1,100 m (1,800–3,610 ft). Being first described from the Shevaroy Hills or Yercaud, this species was later known from other parts of the Western Ghats. It is only known from three localities, Koppa, Nilgiri Mountains, and Shevaroy.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range and habitat”
In human culture
C. beddomei is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), British army officer and naturalist.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30429.