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 2 "Bungarus slowinskii". IUCN RedList. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ Bungarus slowinskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2016.
- ↑ 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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