AC's Herp ID Game :)

LifelessForm said:
I think Chris should be gagged...he knows too darn much. It makes me feel dumb.
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Haha. I try to always give people a couple days to guess and figure it out.

Chris
 
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Maticora bivirgata are a beautiful snake species.
 
Yes, they are, not what the correct answer.
 
Ok, WTH. I searched Maticora bivirgata and found the same pictures for the species that I found that under. How can it be 2 different species? The scientific names aren't even close, but the common name for both is the same. (I know common names are always confused)

Chris!!!! What is the the correct answer?
 
Well I knew the common name already (Blue Malayan Coral Snake) so when I did a google search that's the latin name that came up first. After searching further Wikipedia says it goes by both names.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliophis_bivirgatus
 
There are two very similar but different species. Maticora bivirgata is called the Blue Malayan Coral Snake. The Red-headed Krait, Bungarus flaviceps, is very similar. I believe this is a M. bivirgata however.

Chris
 
I just checked and the genus Maticora is now invalid and these species are now know as Calliophis. At any rate, Bungarus flaviceps is a different, although very similar species.

Chris
 
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