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Bungarus
Bungarus fasciatus (banded krait), the largest species of krait
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Elapidae
Genus:
Bungarus Daudin, 1803
Type species
Bungarus annularis
Daudin, 1803[1]
Synonyms[1]
Pseudoboa Oppel, 1811
Aspidoclonion Wagler, 1828
Megærophis Gray, 1849
Xenurelaps Günther, 1864
Bungarus (commonly known as kraits/kraɪt/)[2][3] is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Asia. Often found on the floor of tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern China, they are medium-sized, highly venomous snakes with a total length (including tail) typically not exceeding 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). These are nocturnal ophiophagious predators which prey primarily on other snakes at night, occasionally taking lizards, amphibians and rodents. Most species are with banded patterns acting as a warning sign to their predators. Despite being considered as generally docile and timid, kraits are capable of delivering highly potent neurotoxic venom which is medically significant with potential lethality to humans. The genus currently holds 18 species and 5 subspecies.
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Paris: F. Dufart. 365 pp. (Bungarus, new genus, p. 263). (in French). Genus Bungarus at The Reptile Database "Bungarus". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), also known as Bengal krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family...
The banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) is a highly venomous species of elapids endemic to Asia, from Indian Subcontinent through Southeast Asia to Southern...
Bungarus candidus, commonly known as the Malayan krait or blue krait, is a highly venomous species of snake. The blue krait is a member of the genus Bungarus...
Bungarus suzhenae, or Suzhen's krait, is a species of krait first described in the year 2021. The snake is named after Bai Suzhen, the snake goddess from...
ethics" to do so. Bungarus walli occurs in forests, agricultural fields, and rural and urbanized areas. It is locally common. Bungarus walli doesn not occur...
ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bungarus slowinskii, p. 246). Smits, Ton; Hauser, Sjon (2019). "First record of the krait Bungarus slowinskii Kuch, Kizirian...
phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28 (4): 440–446. Bungarus andamanensis at the Reptarium...
Bungarus persicus is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Iran. "Bungarus persicus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 December...
Bungarus bungaroides, the northeastern hill krait, is a venomous species of elapid snake. This is a moderate- to large sized krait. Diagnostic characters:...
Bungarus ceylonicus, the Ceylon krait or Sri Lankan krait, is a species of venomous elapid snake which is endemic to the island Sri Lanka, locally known...
The greater black krait (Bungarus niger) or black krait, is a species of krait, a venomous snake in the genus Bungarus of the family Elapidae. The species...
Retrieved 20 November 2021. "Bungarus magnimaculatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 December 2014. Bungarus magnimaculatus at the Reptarium...
Black Krait ( Bungarus lividus Cantor, 1839 )". indiansnakes.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019. Das, Abhijit 2018. Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes:...
populated areas. They are the Indian cobra (Naja naja), common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and the Saw-scaled viper...
three captured in the Sundarbans and one in the vicinity of Kolkata. Naja bungarus was proposed by Hermann Schlegel in 1837 who described a king cobra zoological...
Bungarus andamanensis India (Andamans) Common Indian krait Bungarus caeruleus Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan krait Bungarus...
isolated region of Myanmar, Slowinski was bitten by a Suzhen's krait (Bungarus suzhenae). He died 29 hours later after his team, which included Mark W...
textilis) Death adders (Acanthophis spp.) Kraits (Bungarus spp.), including the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Mambas (Dendroaspis spp.), including the...
imitates the deadly Bungarus ...[T]o make the deception complete, the Lycodon has enlarged front teeth in imitation of the fangs of the Bungarus ... Boulenger...
Hydrophiinae snakes. Sea kraits are also often confused with land kraits (genus Bungarus), which are not aquatic. Sea kraits are semiaquatic, so have morphological...
gramineus), the rare King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) and Banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus) are also known from parts of this region. Sanctuaries and national...
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