Red River krait

Red River krait
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Bungarus
Species: B. slowinskii
Binomial name
Bungarus slowinskii
Kuch et al., 2005

The Red River krait, Bungarus slowinskii, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[2] Based on the current knowledge on this rare snake, it is endemic to Vietnam, although it is suspected that it might occur also in Laos.[1]

The specific name slowinskii honors Joseph Bruno Slowinski, an American herpetologist who died from a krait bite.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bungarus slowinskii". IUCN RedList. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. Bungarus slowinskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2016.
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (26 July 2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. JHU Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
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