Elapidae

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Translingual

Hemachatus haemachatus

Etymology

From Elaps (“the former genus of coral snakes”) +‎ -idae. Compare Elopidae.

Proper noun

Elapidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – many venomous snakes.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes (order); Caenophidia (suborder); Elapoidea (superfamily)

Hyponyms

(family): Elapinae, Hydrophiinae, Laticaudinae (subfamilies)
- Aspidelaps, Boulengerina, Bungarus, Calliophis, Dendroaspis, Elapsoidea, Hemachatus, Hemibungarus, Homoroselaps, Micruroides, Micrurus, Naja, Ophiophagus, Oxyuranus, Paranaja, Pseudohaje, Walterinnesia (selected genera)

References

Elapidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elapidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Elapidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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