Elapid Snakes

Elapidae é uma família de répteis escamados da subordem Serpentes, conhecidas popularmente como "cobras". Os elapídeos são serpentes Peconhentas do tipo proterógrafa, isso é, não possuem presa movel e sim um dente inoculardor. Podem ser encontradas em climas tropicais e sub-tropicais. O seu tamanho varia entre 18 cm (Drysdalia) e 6 m (Ophiophagus). O grupo inclui cerca de 231 espécies, tais como a naja, cobra-coral e a mamba-negra.

Gêneros

• Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1869
• Acanthophis Daudin, 1803
• Aipysurus Lacépède, 1804
• Aspidelaps Fitzinger, 1843
• Aspidomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
• Astrotia Fischer, 1855
• Austrelaps Worrell, 1963
• Boulengerina Dollo, 1886
• Bungarus Daudin, 1803
• Cacophis Günther, 1863
• Calliophis Gray, 1834
• Demansia Gray, 1842
• Dendroaspis Schlegel, 1848
• Denisonia Krefft, 1869
• Drysdalia Worrell, 1961
• Echiopsis Fitzinger, 1843
• Elapognathus Boulenger, 1896
• Elapsoidea Bocage, 1866
• Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869
• Enhydrina Gray, 1849
• Ephalophis M. A. Smith, 1931
• Furina Duméril, 1853
• Hemachatus Fleming, 1822
• Hemiaspis Fitzinger, 1861
• Hemibungarus Peters, 1862
• Homoroselaps Jan, 1858
• Hoplocephalus Wagler, 1830
• Hydrelaps Boulenger, 1896
• Hydrophis Latreille, 1801
• Kerilia Gray, 1849
• Kolpophis M. A. Smith, 1926
• Lapemis Gray, 1835
• Laticauda Laurenti, 1768
• Leptomicrurus Schmidt, 1937
• Loveridgelaps McDowell, 1970
• Micropechis Boulenger, 1896
• Micruroides Schmidt, 1928
• Micrurus Wagler, 1824
• Naja Laurenti, 1768
• Notechis Boulenger, 1896
• Ogmodon Peters, 1864
• Ophiophagus Günther, 1864
• Oxyuranus Kinghorn, 1923
• Parahydrophis Burger e Natsuno, 1974
• Paranaja Loveridge, 1944
• Parapistoclamus Roux, 1934
• Pelamis Daudin, 1803
• Praescutata Wall, 1921
• Pseudechis Wagler, 1830
• Pseudohaje Günther, 1858
• Pseudonaja Günther, 1858
• Rhinoplocephalus Müller, 1885
• Salomonelaps McDowell, 1970
• Simoselaps Jan, 1859
• Sinomicrurus Slowinski et al., 2001
• Suta Worrell, 1961
• Thalassophis P. Schmidt, 1852
• Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896
• Tropidechis Günther, 1863
• Vermicella Gray in Gunther, 1858
• Walterinnesia Lataste, 1887

Ver também

• Instituto Butantan

1.^ a b c d e "Elapidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

2.^ a b Elapidae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 November 2008. ^ WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources: Oxyuranus microlepidotus

3.^ a b c d The Hydrophiidae at Cyberlizard's home pages. Accessed [12 August] [2007].

4.^ Nilson, G. & N. Rastegar-Pouyani (2007) Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887 (Ophidia: Elapidae) and the status of Naja morgani Mocquard 1905. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 14: 7-14.

5.^ Ugurtas, I. H., T. J. Papenfuss and N. L. Orlov. 2001. New record of Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887 (Ophidia: Elapidae: Bungarinae) in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 8(3):239-245.

6.^ Slowinski, J. B. and Keogh J. S. (April 2000). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Elapid Snakes Based on Cytochrome b mtDNA Sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15 (1): 157–64. doi:10.1006/mpev.1999.0725. PMID 10764543.

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