Sinomicrurus
| Sinomicrurus | |
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| Sinomicrurus sauteri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Elapinae |
| Genus: | Sinomicrurus[1] Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson, 2001 |
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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 five subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family Elapidae.[2]
Species and subspecies
- Sinomicrurus hatori (Takahashi, 1930) (Taiwan)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus (Günther, 1868) – Japanese coral snake (Ryukyu Islands)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri (Fritze, 1894)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus (Günther, 1868)
- Sinomicrurus japonicus takarai (Ota, Ito & Lin, 1999)
- Sinomicrurus kelloggi (Pope, 1928) – Kellogg's coral snake (Vietnam, Laos, China)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi (J.T. Reinhardt, 1844) – MacClelland's coral snake (India , Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi iwasakii (Maki, 1935)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi (J.T. Reinhardt, 1844)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei (Van Denburgh, 1912)
- Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus (Günther, 1858)
- Sinomicrurus sauteri (Steindachner, 1913) (Taiwan)
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
- ↑ "Sinomicrurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Slowinski, J. B., Boundy, J. and Lawson, R. (June 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.
External links
- Genus Sinomicrurus at The Reptile Database
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