Calliophis maculiceps

Calliophis maculiceps,^[3][4] commonly known as the speckled coral snake or the small-spotted coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.^[2] Five subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Calliophis maculiceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Calliophis
Species:	C. maculiceps
Binomial name
Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858)[2]
Synonyms
Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858: 232 Elaps melanurus Cantor, 1847 (not Shaw; fide M.A. Smith, 1943) Calliophis maculiceps punctulatus Bourret, 1934 Callophis [sic] maculiceps — M.A. Smith, 1943: 420 Maticora maculiceps — Golay et al., 1993 Calliophis maculiceps — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 420 Calliophis maculiceps — Cox et al., 1998: 32 ______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877) Elaps atrofrontalis Sauvage, 1877 Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis — Sang et al., 2009 ______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927) Callophis hughi Cochran, 1927 Callophis hughi — M.A. Smith, 1943 Callophis hughi — Taylor, 1965 Maticora maculiceps hughi — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps hughi — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858) Elaps maculiceps Günther, 1858 Maticora maculiceps maculiceps — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve 1961 Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961 Maticora maculiceps michaelis — Welch, 1994: 75 Calliophis maculiceps michaelis — Sang et al., 2009 _______________________________ Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 Callophis maculiceps var. univirgatus M.A. Smith, 1915 (nomen oblitum) Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963 (nomen novum) Calliophis maculiceps smithi — Sang et al., 2009[2]

Geographic range

C. maculiceps is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.^[2][5][6]

Subspecies

The following five subspecies are considered valid:^[2]

• Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (Sauvage, 1877)
• Calliophis maculiceps hughi (Cochran, 1927)
• Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
• Calliophis maculiceps michaelis Deuve, 1961
• Calliophis maculiceps smithi Klemmer, 1963

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