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    Elapidae (/əˈlæpədiː/, commonly known as elapids /ˈɛləpədz/; Ancient Greek: ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently...
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    subgenera: taxonomic status of cobras of the genus Naja Laurenti (Serpentes: Elapidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2236 (1): 26–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2236.1.2. S2CID 14702999...
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    Hydrophiinae (category Elapidae)
    Hydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia...
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    more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae.The Elapidae family also contains the cobras and sea snakes. The species is endemic...
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    (Hydrodynastes gigas) is the only "cobra" species that is not a member of the Elapidae. It does not rear upwards, produces only a slight flattening of the neck...
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    krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the Big Four Indian...
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  • The largest living snakes in the world, measured either by length or by weight, are various members of the Boidae and Pythonidae families. They include...
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    common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New...
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    snake. The blue krait is a member of the genus Bungarus and the family Elapidae. The Malayan krait may attain a total length of 108 cm (43 in), with a...
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    genus of sea snakes, also known as turtle-headed sea snakes, in the family Elapidae. The genus is one of a small group of the viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae:...
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    polylepis) is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. First formally described...
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  • Venomous species occurring in Nigeria are in the families Viperidae, Elapidae, and Atractaspidinae. Viperidae include the carpet viper, the puff adder...
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    Despite their common name, they are not adders at all and belong to the Elapidae family (like cobras). The name of the genus derives from the Ancient Greek...
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    Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-193-6. "Elapidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 August 2007. Elapidae Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback...
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  • Tropidoclonion lineatum (Hallowell, 1856) Order: Squamata · Family: Elapidae Elapids (Elapidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that live in tropical...
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    Archaeophis Palaeophis Pterosphenus Viperidae Laophis Vipera latastei ebusitana Elapidae Naja romani Psammophiidae Psammophis odysseus  Snakes portal List of snakes...
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    King cobra (category Elapidae)
    first record of the King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) nest from Garhwal Himalaya, northern India". Zoo's Print. 31: 9–11. Dolia...
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    sources classify Boidae and Pythonidae as one family, while some keep the Elapidae and Hydrophiidae (sea snakes) separate for practical reasons despite their...
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    (Hoplocephalus stephensii) is a species of highly venomous tree snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Gerard Krefft described Hoplocephalus...
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    species of krait, a venomous snake in the genus Bungarus of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Bungarus niger is medium in length...
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  • Thumbnail for Calliophis bivirgatus
    Calliophis bivirgatus is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the blue coral snake or blue Malayan coral snake. It is native to...
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  • This is a list of reptiles in Madagascar. Total number of species = 406 Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844) Acrantophis dumerili (Jan...
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    sea snakes, venomous snakes in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. Species in the genus Hydrophis are typically found in Indo-Australian...
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    Micrurus is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Species in the genus Micrurus are endemic to the Americas. The following 82 species...
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    This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida. Southern Black Racer Eastern Coachwhip Florida Brown Snake Florida redbelly...
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    lack well-developed fangs. Common venomous snakes include the families Elapidae, Viperidae, Atractaspididae, and some of the Colubridae. The toxicity of...
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  • The following is a list of snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan...
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    differentiation and cryptic diversity in the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia (Elapidae), from Thailand". Zoologica Scripta. 48 (6): 711–726. doi:10.1111/zsc.12378...
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    (Cacophis squamulosus) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Like other Cacophis species, the...
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    This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. Endemic species Introduced species Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van...
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