Posted by Ferdelance_1 on August 21, 2002 at 23:29:59:
In Reply to: Re: banded krait posted by Chance on August 21, 2002 at 07:59:57:
Bungarus fasciatus' ,(Banded Krait), range doesn't include Pakistan. This particular Bungarus species' range includes Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Nepal, China (y compris / including Hainan et / and Hong Kong, Singapour, Sultanat du Brunei, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Bungarus caeruleus, (The Common Indian Krait), and Bungarus sindanus, (Sind Krait) do occur within Pakistan and several neighboring countries.
Bungarus sindanus' crossbands are narrow white or greyish in coloration. Bungarus sindanus,(Sind Krait/Blue Krait, also the latter a common name for the Malayan Krait, Bungarus Candidus) was formerly a subspecies of B. caeruleus.
B.caeruleus' banding is quite similar to that of B. sindanus.
Derek K.
