Bungarus niger (Wall, 1908)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1261-1262

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFD2-FF96-FC91-F044A4C5FEAE
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Bungarus niger (Wall, 1908)
status

Treatment

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, trail behind Janki Chora ; 24°18.48′N, 091°46.82′E; 19 Jun. 2015; 21:11; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 3.344 GoogleMaps .

Identification. The iridescent black color and lack of dorsal markings in this species distinguish it from other local kraits ( Khan 2008). The voucher specimen had 204

ventral scales and 53 subcaudals, ruling out B. lividus which has 209–221 ventrals and only 35–43 subcaudals ( Kabir et al. 2009; Das 2010). Vertebral scales were large and hexagonal in shape.

Habitat. We found B. niger in both mature and degraded forest. On rare occasions it appeared in village habitat.