Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Bibliography of the genus Parapistocalamus Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species] Genus Parapistocalamus Bougainville Coral Snake Bougainville-Korallenotter Bougainville-koralslange 1934 Parapistocalamus Roux (type species: Parapistocalamus hedigeri Roux 1934) Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Parapistocalamus hedigeri Bougainville Coral Snake, (Hediger's Coral Snake, Hediger's Snake) Bougainville-Korallenotter Bougainville-koralslange 1934 Parapistocalamus hedigeri Roux 1947 Denisonia furva Brazenor (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) Remarks: Denisonia furva was listed as a synonym of both Salomonelaps par and Parapistocalamus hedigeri by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014)! Distribution: Papua New Guinea (North Solomon Islands: Bougainville).