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Elapidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
<i>Isis</i> (Oken), <b>20</b>(3): 510

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Elapidae

Name

Synonyms
Hydrophidae
Hydrophiidae
Protropidonotus Schlosser, 1916
Protropidonotus neglectus Schlosser, 1916
Homonyms
Elapidae
Common names
Cobras in English
Cobras in English
Coral Snakes in English
Coralsnakes in English
Elapids in English
Kraits in English
コブラ科 in Japanese
コブラ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  4. Golay, P., et al., 1993: null. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. v + 478.
  5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1201 Elapidae Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): ruling to stabilize nomenclature of taxa in this family (and others).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1), 21-26 (1982)
  6. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  7. Smith, Hobart M., Rozella B. Smith, and H. Lewis Sawin, 1977: A Summary of Snake Classification (Reptilia, Serpentes). Journal of Herpetology, vol. 11, no. 2. 115-121.
  8. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
  9. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
  10. web search (AJR)
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