Elapidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 109 accepted species worldwide.
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Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898
Emydocephalus ijimae, Ijima's or turtlehead sea snake, is a viviparous elapid se…
Micrurus nigrocinctus (Girard, 1854)
Micrurus nigrocinctus, the Central American coral snake, is an oviparous elapid …
Micrurus fulvius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Micrurus fulvius, the eastern coral snake, is a venomous elapid found in the sou…
Furina ornata (Gray, 1842)
Furina ornata, the orange-naped moon snake, is a small venomous Australian repti…
Cacophis krefftii Günther, 1863
Cacophis krefftii is a small Australian elapid snake that lives in forests and r…
Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)
Laticauda semifasciata, the black-banded sea krait, is an extremely venomous amp…
Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith, 1849)
Dendroaspis angusticeps, the eastern green mamba, is a large venomous arboreal s…
Tropidechis carinatus (Krefft, 1863)
Tropidechis carinatus is an Australian snake easily confused with non-venomous k…
Suta gouldii (Gray, 1841)
Suta gouldii is a species that occupies multiple natural habitats and is ovovivi…
Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Elapognathus coronatus, the crowned snake, is a venomous elapid endemic to south…
Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)
Naja naja, the Indian cobra, is a venomous snake native to the Indian subcontine…
Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858)
Calliophis maculiceps, the speckled or small-spotted coral snake, is a venomous …
Elapidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. An isolated, genetically distinct population occurs in South Africa, from the extreme northeastern part of Eastern Cape along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline into southern Mozambique. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Elapidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. This species has an elliptical, depressed head that is only very slightly distinct from the neck.
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