Blood-bellied Coralsnake
Calliophis haematoetron
Calliophis haematoetron, commonly known as the blood-bellied coralsnake or blood-bellied coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Description
Calliophis haematoetron measure 15–41 cm (5.9–16.1 in) in total length. Frontal shorter or sub-equal to inter-parietal suture. First sub-labial does not contact second pair of chin-shields. Head relatively unpigmented. No light spots postero-lateral to parietals. Dorsum banded. Venter is bright red and red pigment lateral to blue under-tail colour. Snake is known to produce 3 eggs at a time.
Range & habitat
It is found in central lowlands of Sri Lanka. It is known from Wasgamuwa and Rattota.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 96465.