Wall’s Krait Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Bungarus sindanus
Family : Elapidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Evergreen and semi-evergreen forest
Description : The most visible feature of Wall’s Krait is their narrow white bands with either yellow or grey depending on the color variation.The young have white spots on one-third of their body instead of bands which develop at maturity.They have an egg-shaped head with a short snout and small eyes.Upper lips either yellow or white and pointed tip tail is evident in them.Dorsal scales are smooth and glossy with enlarged vertebrae.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Bungarus caeruleus
(Common Krait) -
Bungarus niger
(Black Krait) -
Bungarus fasciatus
(Banded Krait) -
Laticaudata laticaudata
(Black-banded sea krait,) -
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
(Annulated Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis curtus
(Shaw’s Seasnake) -
Hydrophis fasciatus
(Stripped Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis stokesii
(Stokes’ Sea Snake) -
Ophiophagus hannah
(King Cobra) -
Hydrophis platurus
(Pelagic Sea Snake)
Species groups
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description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:www.indiabiodiversity.org; photo credit and copyright:Davidvraju(wikimedia),more information please contact with us.
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:www.indiabiodiversity.org; photo credit and copyright:Davidvraju(wikimedia),more information please contact with us.