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Calliophis castoe

Calliophis castoe, or Castoe's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Western Ghats in western peninsular India.

Etymology
C. castoe is named after biologist, Todd A. Castoe. ==Geographic range==
Geographic range
Castoe's coral snake is found in semi-evergreen and wet forests in the central part of Western Ghats across Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Later on Vidal describes the same specimen in a paper on venomous snakes of North Kanara as C. nigrescens. == Description ==
Description
Adult males measure in total length. The snake is unique from other coral snakes in the region because it lacks a pattern on its vinaceous-brown dorsum, and it has a white lower lip with a salmon color to flame scarlet ventral and lateral areas. ==References==
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