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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Philippines

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

Elapids

Calliophis spp., Oriental coral snakes

Calliophis bilineatus	X	Balabac, Busuanga, Calauit, Culion, Palawan
Calliophis intestinalis	X	Palawan, Luzon, Mindanao, Sama, Sulu Archipelago
Calliophis philippinus	X	Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Mindanao, Samar
Calliophis salitan	X	Dinagat only
Calliophis suluensis	X	Sulu Archipelago

Hemibungarus spp., Asian coral snakes

Hemibungarus calligaster	X	Luzon, Mindoro, Cebu, Negros, Panay, Polillo
Hemibungarus gemianulis	C	Cebu, Negros, Panay
Hemibungarus mcclungi	NE	Polillo

Naja sp., Asian cobras

Naja philippinensis	X	Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate, Marinduque
Naja samarensis		Bohol, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Camiguin
Naja sumatrana	X	Palawan

Ophiophagus spp., King cobras

Ophiophagus bungarus	S	Balabac, Jolo, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Cebu
Ophiophagus salvatana	N	Luzon

Pit Vipers

Trimeresurus spp., Bamboo pitvipers and others

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus	X	Bohol, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Dinigat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Polillo, Bataan
Trimeresurus mcgregori	X	Batan Island
Trimeresurus schultzei	X	Palawan, Balawak

Tropidolaemus spp., Temple pitvipers

Tropidolaemus philippensis	X	W-Mindanao
Tropidolaemus subannulatus	X	Balabac, Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Samar, Sibutu, and Tumindao