Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Bungarus slowinskii | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Elapidae Rank Species | |
Similar South Andaman krait, Lesser black krait, Greater black krait, Sind krait, Sri Lankan krait |
The Red River krait (Bungarus slowinskii) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. Based on the current knowledge on this rare snake, it is endemic to Vietnam, although it is suspected that it might occur also in Laos.
The specific name slowinskii honors Joseph Bruno Slowinski, an American herpetologist who died from a krait bite.
References
Red River krait Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA