Sinomicrurus

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 8 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family Elapidae.[2]

Sinomicrurus
Sinomicrurus sauteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Subfamily: Elapinae
Genus: Sinomicrurus
Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson, 2001[1]
Species

8, see text

Species and subspecies

Nota bene: An authority (binomial or trinomial) in parentheses indicates that the taxon (species or subspecies) was originally described in a genus other than Sinomicrurus.

References

  1. "Sinomicrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Slowinski JB, Boundy J, Lawson R (2001). "The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters". Herpetologica. 57 (2): 233–245. JSTOR 3893186.
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