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Sinomicrurus

Sinomicrurus
Sinomicrurus sauteri 380663.jpg
Sinomicrurus sauteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Subfamily: Elapinae
Genus: Sinomicrurus
Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson, 2001
species

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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.

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.


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