Indian Krait

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider 1801)

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Bungarus caeruleus (Indian Krait) is a species of snakes in the family elapid snakes. They are found in the indo-malayan realm. Individuals are known to live for 17.4 years.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/IndoMalayan
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/indomalaya/

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EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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the indo-malayan realm
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/IndoMalayan
- Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/indomalaya/
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ecoregion
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q295469
- Definition: ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a biogeographic realm
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Lower Gangetic Plains Moist Deciduous Forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Lower_Gangetic_Plains_moist_deciduous_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0120
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Sri Lanka
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1227603
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
- Definition: A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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17.4 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Indian krait. View this species on GBIF

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