Sinomicrurus
Encyclopedia
Sinomicrurus is a genus of venomous elapids known as Oriental coral snakes. The genus includes 5 subtropical species found in Asia
. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus should be included in the Elapidae
family.
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus should be included in the Elapidae
Elapidae
Elapidae is a family of venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, terrestrially in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America and aquatically in the Pacific and Indian Oceans...
family.
Species and subspecies
- Sinomicrurus hatori (Takahashi 1930)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus (Günther 1868)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri
- Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus
- Sinomicrurus kelloggi (Pope 1928)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi (Reinhardt 1844)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi iwasakii
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus
- Sinomicrurus sauteri (Steindachner 1913)