---
title: "Blue Malaysian Coralsnake"
description: "Calliophis bivirgatus — Reptiles. Calliophis bivirgatus, also known commonly as the blue coral snake, the blue Malayan coral snake, and the blue Malaysian coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/blue-malaysian-coralsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue Malaysian Coralsnake

> Calliophis bivirgatus — Reptiles. Calliophis bivirgatus, also known commonly as the blue coral snake, the blue Malayan coral snake, and the  blue Malaysian coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Calliophis bivirgatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 590
- iNaturalist taxon: [558849](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558849)

## Names

- en: Blue Malaysian Coralsnake
- de: Blaue Bauchdrüsenotter
- es: Coral malaya azul

## Countries with the most observations

MY (228), SG (214), TH (58), ID (50)

## Summary

Calliophis bivirgatus, also known commonly as the blue coral snake, the blue Malayan coral snake, and the  blue Malaysian coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliophis_bivirgatus

## Photo

![Blue Malaysian Coralsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-malaysian-coralsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carey_Knox_Southern_Scales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237390050

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-malaysian-coralsnake?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).