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- Description
- Geographic distribution
- References
{{speciesbox | name = | genus = Bungarus | species = bungaroides | authority = (Cantor, 1839) | synonyms = * Elaps bungaroides Cantor, 1839- Xenurelaps bungaroides - Günther, 1864
- Bungarus bungaroides - Boulenger, 1890
}}The northeastern hill krait, Bungarus bungaroides, is a species of venomous elapid snake. DescriptionDiagnostic characters: - Dorsal scales in 15 longitudinal rows at midbody
- Subcaudal scutes ordinarily divided anteriorly, but occasionally some scutes may be single, but always divided near the tip
- Ventrals 220-237; subcaudals 44-51
- Dorsum - black with a series of very narrow white to pale yellowish lines or crossbars; on the belly, the light crossbars widen to form distinct transverse bars
- Total length of largest male 1400 mm (55 in); tail length 160 mm (6.3 in)
Geographic distributionThis species is found in Myanmar, India (Assam, Cachar, Sikkim), Nepal, and Vietnam at elevations around 2040 m as well as in Tibet. The type locality is given as: "Cherra Pungi, Khasi Hills, Assam, India".[1][2] References1. ^Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III. London. p. 371. 2. ^{{NRDB species|genus=Bungarus|species=bungaroides|accessdate=18 November 2013}}
- Boulenger, G. A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis. London. xviii, 541 pp.
- Cantor, T.E. 1839. Spicilegium serpentium indicorum [parts 1 and 2]. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 7:31-34,49-55.
- Golay, P. 1985. Checklist and keys to the terrestrial proteroglyphs of the world (Serpentes: Elapidae - Hydrophiidae). Elapsoidea, Geneva.
- Slowinski, J. B. 1994. A phylogenetic analysis of Bungarus (Elapidae) based on morphological characters. Journal of Herpetology 28(4):440-446.
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