Calliophis


Calliophis is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes.

Species

in this genus are:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis.

Taxonomy

The former Calliophis calligaster, the barred coral snake, is now in the genus Hemibungarus.
Both Kellogg's coral snake and MacClelland's coral snake are now in the genus Sinomicrurus.

Behaviour

Snakes of the genus Calliophis are semifossorial.