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Andaman krait

Bungarus andamanensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1978

Status not recordedsnakes

The andaman krait (Bungarus andamanensis) is a species in the family Elapidae, order Squamata. Source checklists list it for 1 country: India.

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Quick facts about the andaman krait

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the andaman krait live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The andaman krait is listed for 1 country.

India
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. India

Is the andaman krait endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the andaman krait classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyElapidae
  6. genusBungarus
  7. SpeciesBungarus andamanensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1978
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Andaman's kraitEnglish
  • South Andaman kraitEnglish
  • আন্দামানি শঙ্খিনীBangla
  • Andamansk KraitDanish
  • Andamanischer KraitGerman
  • Krait de Andaman del SurSpanish
  • Krait delle AndamaneItalian
  • Андаманский крайтRussian
  • 安達曼環蛇Chinese
  • Bungaro delle AndamaneItalian
  • Bungaro delle Andamane del sudItalian
  • Bungaro delle Andamane meridionaliItalian
  • Krait delle Andamane del sudItalian
  • Krait delle Andamane meridionaliItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the andaman krait

Other species in the same genus Bungarus.

Blue krait

Bungarus candidus

ElapidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the andaman krait live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the andaman krait for 1 country: India. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the andaman krait?

The andaman krait (Bungarus andamanensis) belongs to the family Elapidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{andaman_krait_2026,
  title = {Andaman krait (Bungarus andamanensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/andaman-krait},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}