| Common krait | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Bungarus |
| Species: | B. caeruleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider, 1801)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudoboa caerulea Schneider, 1801, Bungarus candidus var. Cærulus Boulenger, 1896 | |
The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), also known as Bengal krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the Big Four Indian snakes that inflict the most snakebites on humans in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
- ^ Mohapatra, P.; Giri, V.; Suraj, M.; Das, A.; Srinivasulu, C.; Kandambi, D.; Ukuwela, K. (2021). "Bungarus caeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172702A1369896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172702A1369896.en. Retrieved 15 August 2023.