''Sinomicrurus'' is a
genus of
venomous elapid snakes, one of several
genera
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commonly known as Asian
coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical
species found in
Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family
Elapidae.
Species and subspecies
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Sinomicrurus annularis
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this n ...
'' – MacClelland’s coral snake (
China
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)
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Sinomicrurus boettgeri
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this n ...
'' – Boettger's coral snake (
Japan
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)
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Sinomicrurus iwasakii'' – Iwasaki's temperate Asian coral snake (
Ryukyu Islands)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus'' – Japanese coral snake (
Ryukyu Islands)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this n ...
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Sinomicrurus japonicus takarai''
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Sinomicrurus kelloggi'' –
Kellogg's
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coral snake (
Vietnam,
Laos
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,
China
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)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi'' –
MacClelland's coral snake (
India ,
Nepal,
Myanmar
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,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
China
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,
Ryukyu Islands,
Taiwan)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest ...
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest ...
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Sinomicrurus peinani
''Sinomicrurus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes, one of several genera commonly known as Asian coral snakes or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest ...
'' – Guangxi coral snake (
China
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,
Vietnam)
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Sinomicrurus sauteri'' (Taiwan)
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Sinomicrurus swinhoei'' – Swinhoe's temperate Asian coral snake (Taiwan)
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Nota bene'': An authority (
binomial or trinomial) in parentheses indicates that the taxon (
species or
subspecies
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) was originally described in a genus other than ''Sinomicrurus''.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q194837
Reptiles of Asia
Snake genera