genus
Bungarus
Bungarus is a genus in the family Elapidae. This database currently files 22 species under it, recorded across 5 countries.
- Species filed
- 22
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 5
- With a free photo
- 9%
- Weight range
- 180.1 g – 3.11 kg
Best-known members of Bungarus
Ranked by popularity score.
Banded krait
Bungarus fasciatus
Common krait
Bungarus caeruleus
Many-banded krait
Bungarus multicinctus
Blue krait
Bungarus candidus
Red-headed krait
Bungarus flaviceps
Andaman krait
Bungarus andamanensis
Lesser black krait
Bungarus lividus
Greater black krait
Bungarus niger
How threatened is Bungarus?
2 of 22 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 2 | 100% |
Where is Bungarus found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
All species in Bungarus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banded krait | Bungarus fasciatus | Elapidae | Least Concern | 3.11 kg | Not recorded |
| Common krait | Bungarus caeruleus | Elapidae | Least Concern | 1.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Many-banded krait | Bungarus multicinctus | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Blue krait | Bungarus candidus | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-headed krait | Bungarus flaviceps | Elapidae | Not recorded | 2.67 kg | Not recorded |
| Andaman krait | Bungarus andamanensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Lesser black krait | Bungarus lividus | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greater black krait | Bungarus niger | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ceylon krait | Bungarus ceylonicus | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Sind krait | Bungarus sindanus | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.15 kg | Not recorded |
| Himalayan krait | Bungarus bungaroides | Elapidae | Not recorded | 293.1 g | 1 |
| Red river krait | Bungarus slowinskii | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Burmese krait | Bungarus magnimaculatus | Elapidae | Not recorded | 1.15 kg | 1 |
| Suzhen’s krait | Bungarus suzhenae | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Persian krait | Bungarus persicus | Elapidae | Not recorded | 223 g | Not recorded |
| Sind krait | Bungarus walli | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Wang’s krait | Bungarus wanghaotingi | Elapidae | Not recorded | 180.1 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bungarus sagittatus | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Bungarus crotalusei | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bungarus daranini | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bungarus oxyi | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Bungarus peninsularensis | Elapidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |