Calliophis

Calliophis is a genus of elapid snakes, one of several known commonly as oriental coral snakes or Asian coral snakes. Species in this genus are: Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Calliophis. The former Calliophis calligaster, the barred coral snake (Philippines), is now in the genus Hemibungarus. Both Kellogg's coral snake (formerly C. kelloggi ) (Vietnam, Laos, China) and MacClelland's coral snake (formerly C. macclellandi ) are now in the genus Sinomicrurus. Snakes of the genus Calliophis are semifossorial.