Species

Calliophis maculiceps

Calliophis maculiceps · described by (GÜNTHER 1858)

Calliophis bibroni, a close relative of Calliophis maculiceps

Pictured: Calliophis bibroni, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Prasenjeet yadav, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Calliophis maculiceps
First described
(GÜNTHER 1858)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Calliophis
Subspecies
  • Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalis (SAUVAGE 1877)
  • Calliophis maculiceps maculiceps (GÜNTHER 1858)
  • Calliophis maculiceps smithi KLEMMER 1963

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree