Calliophis melanurus (Indian Coral Snake) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Order Squamata
        
        Family Elapidae
        
        Genus Calliophis
        
        Species Calliophis melanurus (Indian Coral Snake)
        
        Infraspecies Calliophis melanurus melanurus
        
        Infraspecies Calliophis melanurus nigrescens
        
        Infraspecies Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus