Elapidae Family
The Animal (Pseudechis rossignolii (Hoser, 2000)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This...
820 species in this family.680 species in this category
Narrow-Headed Whipsnake (Demansia angusticeps) - Facts & Information
Demansia angusticeps (Macleay, 1888)
Animal (Ephalophis greyi) - Facts & Information
Ephalophis greyi Smith, 1931
Günther'S Sea Snake (Microcephalophis cantoris) - Facts & Information
Microcephalophis cantoris Günther, 1864
King Brown; King Brown Snake; Mulgaschlange; Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) - Facts & Information
Pseudechis australis (Gray, 1842)
Animal (Hydrophis platurus) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis platurus platurus Linnaeus, 1766
Animal (Sinomicrurus japonicus) - Facts & Information
Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri (Fritze, 1894)
Animal (Micrurus lemniscatus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus lemniscatus helleri K. P. Schmidt & F. J. W. Schmidt, 1925
Unbanded Shovel-Nosed Snake (Brachyurophis incinctus) - Facts & Information
Brachyurophis incinctus (Storr, 1968)
Papuan Blacksnake (Pseudechis papuanus) - Facts & Information
Pseudechis papuanus Peters & Doria, 1878
Kimberley Death Adder (Acanthophis cryptamydros) - Facts & Information
Acanthophis cryptamydros Maddock, Ellis, Doughty, Smith & Wüster, 2015
Animal (Micrurus mipartitus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus mipartitus popayensis Ayerbe, M. A. Tidwell & M. Tidwell, 1990
Rufous Whipsnake (Demansia rufescens) - Facts & Information
Demansia rufescens Storr, 1978
Black-Neck Amazonian Coral Snake; Bolivian Coral Snake; Chumbeguaçu; Cobra-Coral; Cobra-Coral-De-Pescoço-Amarelo; Coral; Coral-Verdadeira (Micrurus obscurus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus obscurus (Jan, 1872)
Lake Cronin Snake (Paroplocephalus atriceps) - Facts & Information
Paroplocephalus atriceps (Storr, 1980)
Animal (Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis) - Facts & Information
Toxicocalamus goodenoughensis Roberts & Austin, 2020
Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) - Facts & Information
Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006
Shine'S Whipsnake (Demansia shinei) - Facts & Information
Demansia shinei Shea, 2007
Brillenschlange; Central Asian Cobra; Common Cobra; Indian Cobra; Kobra; Oxus Cobra; Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) - Facts & Information
Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAX3884
Animal (Kolpophis Smith) - Facts & Information
Kolpophis Smith, 1926
Animal (Hulimkai divergens) - Facts & Information
Hulimkai divergens Hoser, 2018
Animal (Merremia Berg) - Facts & Information
Merremia Berg, 1901
Katian Spitting Cobra; Mali Cobra (Naja katiensis) - Facts & Information
Naja katiensis Angel, 1922
Animal (Astrotia Fischer) - Facts & Information
Astrotia Fischer, 1856
Banded Krait; Gelbgebänderter Krait; 金环蛇 (Bungarus fasciatus) - Facts & Information
Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801)
Clarence River Snake; Rough-Scaled Snake (Tropidechis carinatus) - Facts & Information
Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)
Andaman'S Krait; South Andaman Krait (Bungarus andamanensis) - Facts & Information
Bungarus andamanensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1978
Animal (Pseudoelaps Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Pseudoelaps Fitzinger, 1826
Chinese Sea Snake; Большой Морской Крайт; エラブウミヘビ; 半环扁尾海蛇 (Laticauda semifasciata) - Facts & Information
Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)
Red River Krait (Bungarus slowinskii) - Facts & Information
Bungarus slowinskii Kuch, Kizirian, Nguyen, Lawson, Donnelly & Mebs, 2005
Butler'S Snake; Spotted Mulga Snake (Pseudechis butleri) - Facts & Information
Pseudechis butleri Smith, 1982
Animal (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADC3758
Disteire (Disteira Lacepède) - Facts & Information
Disteira Lacepède, 1804
Jerdon'S Sea Snake; Saddle-Backed Sea Snake; 截吻海蛇 (Hydrophis jerdonii) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis jerdonii (Gray, 1849)
Animal (Micrurus nigrocinctus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus nigrocinctus divaricatus (Hallowell, 1855)
West African Banded Cobra (Naja savannula) - Facts & Information
Naja savannula Broadley, Trape, Chirio & Wüster, 2018
Animal (Hydrophiinae) - Facts & Information
Hydrophiinae
Animal (Demansia cyanochasma) - Facts & Information
Demansia cyanochasma Nankivell, Maryan, Bush & Hutchinson, 2023
Coastal Taipan; New Guinea Taipan; Papuan Taipan; Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) - Facts & Information
Oxyuranus scutellatus (Peters, 1867)
Animal (Micruroides euryxanthus) - Facts & Information
Micruroides euryxanthus australis Zweifel & Norris, 1955
Lönnberg’S Forest Snake (Toxicocalamus loennbergii) - Facts & Information
Toxicocalamus loennbergii (Boulenger, 1908)
Coastal Taipan; New Guinea Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) - Facts & Information
Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (Peters, 1867)
Bürger’S Forest Snake (Toxicocalamus buegersi) - Facts & Information
Toxicocalamus buegersi (Sternfeld, 1913)
Estuarine Seasnake (Hydrophis vorisi) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis vorisi Kharin, 1984
Dwarf Seasnake; 青灰海蛇 (Hydrophis caerulescens) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
Mertens' Coral Snake; Peruvian Desert Coral Snake (Micrurus mertensi) - Facts & Information
Micrurus mertensi Schmidt, 1936
Animal (Hoplocephalus pugnax) - Facts & Information
Hoplocephalus pugnax Hoser, 2024
Animal (Limnonaja Schmidt) - Facts & Information
Limnonaja Schmidt, 1923
Animal (Thalassophina Smith) - Facts & Information
Thalassophina Smith, 1926
Belize Coral Snake; Mayan Coral Snake (Micrurus hippocrepis) - Facts & Information
Micrurus hippocrepis (Peters, 1862)
Guangxi Coral Snake (Originally Suggested But Not Restricted To Guangxi); Royal-Diadem Temperate Asian Coralsnake; 广西华珊瑚蛇 (Sinomicrurus peinani) - Facts & Information
Sinomicrurus peinani Liu, Yan, Hou, Wang, Nguyen, Murphy, Che & Guo, 2020
Plature; Sea Kraits (Laticauda Laurenti) - Facts & Information
Laticauda Laurenti, 1768
Animal (Brachyurophis Günther) - Facts & Information
Brachyurophis Günther, 1863
Günther’S Garter Snake (Elapsoidea guentherii) - Facts & Information
Elapsoidea guentherii Bocage, 1866
Black-Striped Burrowing Snake; Black-Striped Snake; Western Black-Striped Snake (Neelaps calonotos) - Facts & Information
Neelaps calonotos (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Pastaza Piedmont Coral Snake [Orcesi]; Piedmont Coral Snake; Santiago Piedmont Coral Snake [Steindachneri]; Steindachner'S Coral Snake (Micrurus steindachneri) - Facts & Information
Micrurus steindachneri (Werner, 1901)
Black-Headed Seasnake; Blackheaded Banded Sea Snake; Hydrophide Fascie A Tete Noire (Hydrophis atriceps) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864
Hydrophide De Laboute (L') (Chitulia laboutei) - Facts & Information
Chitulia laboutei (Rasmussen & Ineich, 2000)
Animal (Pailsus hoserae) - Facts & Information
Pailsus hoserae Hoser, 2013
Animal (Oxyuranus adelynhoserae) - Facts & Information
Oxyuranus adelynhoserae Hoser, 2009
Misquito Coral Snake (Micrurus mosquitensis) - Facts & Information
Micrurus mosquitensis Schmidt, 1933
Animal (Pilgerus assangei) - Facts & Information
Pilgerus assangei Hoser, 2014
Andean Blackback Coral Snake; Bolivian Black Coral Snake [Narduccii]; Cobra-Coral; Cobra-Coral-Pintada; Cobra-Coral-De-Costas-Pretas-Andina; Coral-Verdadeira; Slender Black Coral Snake [Melanotus] (Micrurus narduccii) - Facts & Information
Micrurus narduccii (Jan, 1863)
Animal (Sinomicrurus macclellandi) - Facts & Information
Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)
Cobra-Preta; São Tomé Cobra (Naja peroescobari) - Facts & Information
Naja peroescobari Ceríaco, Marques, Schmitz & Bauer, 2017
Animal (Ephalophis Smith) - Facts & Information
Ephalophis Smith, 1931
Stephen'S Banded Snake; Stephens'S Banded Snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii) - Facts & Information
Hoplocephalus stephensii Krefft, 1869
Copperhead Snake; Lowlands Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) - Facts & Information
Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)
Coralillo De Los Tuxtlas; Serpiente-Coralillo De Los Tuxtlas; Tuxtlan Coral Snake (Micrurus limbatus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus limbatus Fraser, 1964
Animal (Parasuta Worrell) - Facts & Information
Parasuta Worrell, 1961
Ornamental Snake (Denisonia maculata) - Facts & Information
Denisonia maculata (Steindachner, 1867)
Animal (Hemiaspis Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Hemiaspis Fitzinger, 1861
Animal (Bungarus Daudin) - Facts & Information
Bungarus Daudin, 1803
Animal (Smithsohydrophis Kharin) - Facts & Information
Smithsohydrophis Kharin, 1981
Animal (Bungarus persicus) - Facts & Information
Bungarus persicus Abtin, Nilson, Mobaraki, Hosseini & Dehgannejhad, 2014
Animal (Vermicella parscauda) - Facts & Information
Vermicella parscauda Derez, Arbuckle, Ruan, Xie, Huang, Dibben, Shi, Vonk & Fry, 2018
Cobra-Coral; Cobra-Coral-Vermelha; Coral-Verdadeira; Pacaraima Coral Snake (Micrurus pacaraimae) - Facts & Information
Micrurus pacaraimae Morato de Carvalho, 2002
Animal (Calliophis melanurus) - Facts & Information
Calliophis melanurus melanurus (Shaw, 1802)
Animal (Calliophis bivirgatus) - Facts & Information
Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (Cantor, 1839)
Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) - Facts & Information
Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Laurenti, 1768)
Animal (Denisonia Krefft) - Facts & Information
Denisonia Krefft, 1869
Animal (Micrurus spixii) - Facts & Information
Micrurus spixii martiusi K. P. Schmidt, 1953
Babaspul [Babaspul]; Central American Coral Snake; Central American Coralsnake; Coiba Coral Snake [Coibensis]; Common Central American Coral Snake [Nigrocinctus]; Coralillo Centroamericano; Honduras Coral Snake [Divaricatus]; Mittelamerikanische Korallenotter; Mount Ovando Coral Snake [Ovandoensis]; Schwarzgebänderte Korallenotter; Serpiente-Coralillo Centroamericana; Zunil Coral Snake [Zunilensis] (Micrurus nigrocinctus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus nigrocinctus (Girard, 1854)
African Cobra; Red Spitting Cobra; Rote Speikobra (Naja pallida) - Facts & Information
Naja pallida Boulenger, 1896
Animal (BOLDAEL) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEL7191
Northern Desert Banded Snake (Simoselaps anomalus) - Facts & Information
Simoselaps anomalus (Sternfeld, 1919)
Belcher'S Sea Snake; Faint-Banded Seasnake (Hydrophis belcheri) - Facts & Information
Hydrophis belcheri (Gray, 1849)
Sind Krait (Bungarus sindanus) - Facts & Information
Bungarus sindanus Boulenger, 1897
Angolan Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus) - Facts & Information
Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi Bogert, 1940
Fergusson Island Forest Snake; Woodlark Island Forest Snake; Woodlark Or Fergusson Island Forest Snake (Toxicocalamus longissimus) - Facts & Information
Toxicocalamus longissimus Boulenger, 1896
Cobra-Coral; Cobra-Coral-Da-Venezuela; Coral De Faixas Iguais; Coral De Franjas Iguales; Coral-Verdadeira; Equal-Banded Coral Snake; Sandner’S Coral Snake; Venezuela Coral Snake (Micrurus isozonus) - Facts & Information
Micrurus isozonus (Cope, 1860)
Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake (Calliophis suluensis) - Facts & Information
Calliophis suluensis (Steindachner, 1891)
Animal (Leioselasma Lacepède) - Facts & Information
Leioselasma Lacepède, 1804
Mount Lamington Forest Snake (Toxicocalamus lamingtoni) - Facts & Information
Toxicocalamus lamingtoni (Kinghorn, 1928)
Animal (Micrurus bonita) - Facts & Information
Micrurus bonita Nascimento, Graboski, Silva Jr. & Prudente, 2024
Animal (Dendroaspis jamesoni) - Facts & Information
Dendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae Loveridge, 1936
Bougainville Coral Snake; Bougainville Or Hediger’S Coral Snake; Bougainvillian Coral Snake; Hediger'S Coral Snake; Hediger’S Coral Snake (Parapistocalamus hedigeri) - Facts & Information
Parapistocalamus hedigeri Roux, 1934
Animal (Micrurus browni) - Facts & Information
Micrurus browni taylori Schmidt & Smith, 1943
American Coral Snakes (Micrurus Wagler) - Facts & Information
Micrurus Wagler, 1824
Animal (Naja reduci) - Facts & Information
Naja reduci Hoser, 2022