Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, 1897:73

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Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, 1897:73 , pl. 1

1897 Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, A new krait from Sind ( Bungarus sindanus ). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 11(1):73–74, 1 pl.

SYNTYPES.— BMNH 1946.1.18. 54–55 from “ Sukkur , Sind ” and BMNH 946 .1.19.16 from “Umarkot, Sind ” [ Sukkur and Umerkot, Sindh Prov., Pakistan] .

LOCALITIES.— 20 km E Jalalabad (MMB 28492); Khost [Paktia Prov., 1200 m] (NMW 35010, ZFMK 8672) [see pl. 13, fig. 3 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Král (1969) recorded B. caeruleus from the Kabul River Valley of eastern Afghanistan, a record also mentioned by subsequent authors (e.g., Khan 1985), but this record is likely referable to B. sindanus (the questionably valid subspecies B. sindanus razai Khan, 1985 , is now usually recognized as synonym, but it is still regarded as a distinct taxon by some authors). Kuch (2003) later published the first vouchered record of B. sindanus from Khost, based on a juvenile specimen (NMW 35010).