Bungarus walli, the Wall's krait,[a] is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in northern India, Bangladesh, Nepal,[1][3] and Bhutan.[1] It has previously been treated as a subspecies of Bungarus sindanus (also known as the Sind krait), but is now considered a valid species.[1][3]

Bungarus walli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Bungarus
Species:
B. walli
Binomial name
Bungarus walli
Wall, 1907[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Bungarus sindanus walli
    Wall, 1907

Etymology

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This taxon is named in honour of British herpetologist Frank Wall, who named the taxon after himself, admitting that it was a "breach of ethics" to do so.[2][4]

Habitat

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Bungarus walli occurs in forests, agricultural fields, and rural and urbanized areas. It is locally common.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Bungarus walli doesn not occur in Sindh (Pakistan). This common name apparently carries over from the period when this taxon was part of Bungarus sindanus.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghosh, A.; Giri, V.; Limbu, K.P.; Hasan, M.K.; Wangyal, J.T. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Bungarus walli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T127914642A219117447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T127914642A219117447.en. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Wall, F. (1907). "A new krait from Oudh (Bungarus walli)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17. Bombay Natural History Society: 155–157.
  3. ^ a b c Bungarus walli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bungarus sindanus walli, p. 79).