Striped Coral Snake (nigrotaeniatus)
Calliophis nigrotaeniatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Calliophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Striped Coral Snake (nigrotaeniatus) (Calliophis nigrotaeniatus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 13 more. Recorded in 31 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
Related snakes
- Two-stripped Coral Snake Calliophis bilineatus
- Philippine Coral Snake Calliophis philippinus
- Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake Calliophis suluensis
- Dinagat Island Banded Coralsnake Calliophis salitan
- Indian Coral Snake Calliophis melanurus
- Beddome's Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei
- Speckled Coral Snake (maculiceps) Calliophis maculiceps
- Black Coral Snake Calliophis nigrescens
- Spotted Coral Snake Calliophis gracilis
- Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bibroni
- Castoe's Coralsnake Calliophis castoe
- Blue Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.