''Sinomicrurus'' is a
genus
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of
venomous
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elapid
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snake
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s, one of several
genera commonly known as Asian
coral snake
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s or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical
species
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found in
Asia
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. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family
Elapidae
Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoce ...
.
Species and subspecies
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Sinomicrurus annularis'' – MacClelland’s coral snake (
China)
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Sinomicrurus boettgeri'' – Boettger's coral snake (
Japan)
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Sinomicrurus iwasakii
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous Elapidae, elapid snakes, one of several Genus, genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analys ...
'' – Iwasaki's temperate Asian coral snake (
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yona ...
)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous Elapidae, elapid snakes, one of several Genus, genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analys ...
'' – Japanese coral snake (
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yona ...
)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus''
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Sinomicrurus japonicus takarai''
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Sinomicrurus kelloggi
''Sinomicrurus kelloggi'', also known as Kellog's coral snake or Kellogg's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Repub ...
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Kellogg's coral snake (
Vietnam
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,
Laos,
China)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi
''Sinomicrurus macclellandi'', commonly known as MacClelland's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern and eastern Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, ''macclellandi'', is in honor ...
'' –
MacClelland's coral snake (
India
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,
Nepal
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,
Myanmar
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,
Thailand
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Vietnam
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,
China,
Ryukyu Islands
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,
Taiwan
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)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi''
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus''
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Sinomicrurus peinani'' – Guangxi coral snake (
China,
Vietnam
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)
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Sinomicrurus sauteri
''Sinomicrurus sauteri'' (common names: Taiwan coral snake, oriental coral snake and Formosa coral snake) is a highly venomous species of coral snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Taiwan and known f ...
'' (Taiwan)
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Sinomicrurus swinhoei'' – Swinhoe's temperate Asian coral snake (Taiwan)
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Nota bene
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'': An authority (
binomial or trinomial) in parentheses indicates that the taxon (
species
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or
subspecies) was originally described in a genus other than ''Sinomicrurus''.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q194837
Reptiles of Asia
Snake genera