Banded krait
Scientific name: Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801)
Overview
The banded krait is a venomous species of elapid endemic to Asia, from Indian subcontinent through Southeast Asia to Southern China. With a maximum length exceeding 2 m, it is the longest krait with a distinguishable gold and black pattern. While this species is generally considered timid and docile, resembling other members of the genus, its venom is highly neurotoxic which is lethal to humans. Although toxicity of the banded krait based upon murine LD50 experiments is lower than that of many other kraits, its venom yield is the highest due to its size.
From the Wikipedia article “Banded krait”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam; Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia,.
Common names
Names in other languages (9)
- Bengali
- শঙ্খিনী
- Chinese
- 金环蛇
- German
- Gelbgebänderter Krait
- Hindi
- धारीदार करैत
- Indonesian
- Welang
- Japanese
- マルオアマガサ
- Persian
- مار براق نواری
- Russian
- Ленточный крайт
- Urdu
- بینڈڈ کریٹ
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Reptile Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q40581, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Banded krait”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Lawrence Hylton, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026