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The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a highly venomous snake species belonging to the genus Bungarus in the family Elapidae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and is responsible for the majority of snakebites affecting humans in India , Pakistan , and Bangladesh .
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
Conservation status. Vulnerable [1] Scientific classification; Domain: ... the Red River krait, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. [2]
Bungarus (commonly known as kraits / k r aɪ t /) [2] [3] is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae.The genus is native to Asia.Often found on the floor of tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern China, they are medium-sized, highly venomous snakes with a total length (including tail) typically not exceeding 2 metres (6 ft 7 in).
Common name Binomial Local names Status Common krait. Bungarus caeruleus: තෙල් කරවලා මගමරුවා Sri Lanka krait. Bungarus ceylonicus: මුදු කරවලා දුනු කරවලා Indian coral snake: Calliophis melanurus: දෙපත් කළුවා Blood-bellied coral snake: Calliophis haematoetron
The park is home to the rare monocled cobra, and three of the Big Four - Indian cobra, Russell's viper, and common krait. In all, Kaziranga is home to 15 species of turtles, including the endemic Assam roofed turtle, and to one species of tortoise - the brown tortoise. A regional lizard species is also found in Kaziranga - the Assam garden lizard.
Bungarus sindanus, the Sind krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in northwestern India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Two subspecies are recognized. It can be confused with the common krait .
In mice, the intravenous LD 50 for this species is 0.1 mg/kg. [4] Its mortality rate is 60–70% in untreated humans. [5] The amount of venom injected is 5 mg, while the lethal dose for a 75kg human is 1 mg. [6] Like many members of the genus Bungarus, the venom of the Malayan krait is highly neurotoxic