A new color pattern of the Bungarus candidus complex (Squamata: Elapidae) from Vietnam based on morphological and molecular data

Kraits with black and white bands from Nui Chua National Park, central Vietnam are morphologically similar to the Burmese Krait, Bungarus magnimaculatus, however, analysis of molecular data finds them to be nested within the B. candidus complex.

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Published in:	Zootaxa Vol. 4268; no. 4; p. 563
Main Authors:	Nguyen, Sang Ngoc, Nguyen, Vu Dang Hoang, Nguyen, Thang Quoc, Le, Ngan Thanh Thi, Nguyen, Luan Thanh, Vo, Ba Dinh, Vindum, Jens V, Murphy, Robert W, Che, Jing, Zhang, Ya-Ping
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand 18-05-2017
Subjects:	Animals Bungarus Vietnam Blue Krait, Bungarus magnimaculatus, COI, genetic distance, Reptilia
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Summary:	Kraits with black and white bands from Nui Chua National Park, central Vietnam are morphologically similar to the Burmese Krait, Bungarus magnimaculatus, however, analysis of molecular data finds them to be nested within the B. candidus complex.
ISSN:	1175-5334
DOI:	10.11646/zootaxa.4268.4.7