Sinomicrurus
| Sinomicrurus | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 5 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., J. Boundy, and R. Lawson. 2001. The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters. Herpetologica 57: 233-245.
External links
- Genus Sinomicrurus at The Reptile Database
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