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Elapidae  F. Boie, 1827
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174348

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Hydrophidae Boie, 1827
  
    Hydrophiidae Smith, 1926
  
  Common Name(s): Cobras [English]
  
    Coral Snakes [English]
  
    Coralsnakes [English]
  
    Elapids [English]
  
    Kraits [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete    
  Latest Record Review: 2004    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 -- répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
             OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 -- Amphisbaenians, amphisbènes, lézards, Lizards, serpents, Snakes  
                SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 -- cobra, serpente, serpents, Snakes  
                   InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                      FamilyElapidae F. Boie, 1827 -- Cobras, Coral Snakes, Coralsnakes, Elapids, Kraits  
    Direct Children:  
                         Genus Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1869  
                         Genus Acanthophis Daudin, 1803  
                         Genus Aipysurus Lacépède, 1804  
                         Genus Aspidelaps Fitzinger, 1843  
                         Genus Aspidomorphus Fitzinger, 1843  
                         Genus Astrotia Fischer, 1855  
                         Genus Austrelaps Worrell, 1963  
                         Genus Boulengerina Dollo, 1886  
                         Genus Bungarus Daudin, 1803  
                         Genus Cacophis Günther, 1863  
                         Genus Calliophis Gray, 1834  
                         Genus Demansia Gray, 1842  
                         Genus Dendroaspis Schlegel, 1848  
                         Genus Denisonia Krefft, 1869  
                         Genus Drysdalia Worrell, 1961  
                         Genus Echiopsis Fitzinger, 1843  
                         Genus Elapognathus Boulenger, 1896  
                         Genus Elapsoidea Bocage, 1866  
                         Genus Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869  
                         Genus Enhydrina Gray, 1849  
                         Genus Ephalophis M. A. Smith, 1931  
                         Genus Furina Duméril, 1853  
                         Genus Hemachatus Fleming, 1822  
                         Genus Hemiaspis Fitzinger, 1861  
                         Genus Hemibungarus Peters, 1862  
                         Genus Homoroselaps Jan, 1858  
                         Genus Hoplocephalus Wagler, 1830  
                         Genus Hydrelaps Boulenger, 1896  
                         Genus Hydrophis Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801  
                         Genus Kerilia Gray, 1849  
                         Genus Kolpophis M. A. Smith, 1926  
                         Genus Lapemis Gray, 1835  
                         Genus Laticauda Laurenti, 1768 -- Sea Kraits, Seakraits 
                         Genus Leptomicrurus Schmidt, 1937  
                         Genus Loveridgelaps McDowell, 1970  
                         Genus Micropechis Boulenger, 1896  
                         Genus Micruroides Schmidt, 1928 -- Sonoran Coralsnakes, Western Coral Snakes 
                         Genus Micrurus Wagler, 1824 -- American Coral Snakes, American Coralsnakes 
                         Genus Naja Laurenti, 1768  
                         Genus Notechis Boulenger, 1896  
                         Genus Ogmodon Peters, 1864  
                         Genus Ophiophagus Günther, 1864  
                         Genus Oxyuranus Kinghorn, 1923  
                         Genus Parahydrophis Burger and Natsuno, 1974  
                         Genus Paranaja Loveridge, 1944  
                         Genus Parapistoclamus Roux, 1934  
                         Genus Pelamis Daudin, 1803 -- Yellow-bellied Sea Snakes, Yellow-bellied Seasnakes 
                         Genus Praescutata Wall, 1921  
                         Genus Pseudechis Wagler, 1830  
                         Genus Pseudohaje Günther, 1858  
                         Genus Pseudonaja Günther, 1858  
                         Genus Rhinoplocephalus Müller, 1885  
                         Genus Salomonelaps McDowell, 1970  
                         Genus Simoselaps Jan, 1859  
                         Genus Sinomicrurus Slowinski et al., 2001  
                         Genus Suta Worrell, 1961  
                         Genus Thalassophis P. Schmidt, 1852  
                         Genus Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896  
                         Genus Tropidechis Günther, 1863  
                         Genus Vermicella Gray in Gunther, 1858  
                         Genus Walterinnesia Lataste, 1887  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)   
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Source: Snake Species of the World, vol. undetermined, manuscript (version 2004)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: Working manuscript of follow-up volumes to McDiarmid et al. (1999), "Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1"   
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)   
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17   
  Page(s): iv + 73   
  Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-911239-42-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Golay, P., et al.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist   
  Page(s): v + 478   
  Publisher: AZEMIOPS S.A., Herpetological Data Center   
  Publication Place: Aire-Geneva, Switzerland   
  ISBN/ISSN: 2-940077-00-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elapidae   
       

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