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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

State: Goa

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Occurrences in
NW	the Northwest
N	the North
NE	the Northeast
W	the West
C	central areas
E	the East
SW	the Southwest
S	the South
SE	the Southeast
X	most areas
?	unclear

Literature on the distribution

Vipers

Daboia spp., Oriental vipers, Orientalische Vipern

Daboia russelii

X

Echis spp., Saw scaled vipers and Carpet vipers

Echis carinatus

X

Pit Vipers

Craspedocephalus spp., Asiatic lance-headed vipers

Craspedocephalus gramineus	X
Craspedocephalus malabaricus	X

Hypnale spp., Hump-nosed vipers

Hypnale hypnale

X

Elapids

Bungarus spp., Kraits

Bungarus caeruleus

X

Calliophis spp., Oriental coral snakes

Calliophis castoe	X
Calliophis melanurus	X
Calliophis nigrescens	?

Naja sp., Asian cobras

Naja naja

X

Ophiophagus spp., King cobras

Ophiophagus kaalinga

X