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WoRMS taxon details

Elapidae 
AphiaID: 342638

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Reptilia (Class) > Squamata (Order) > Serpentes (Suborder) > Alethinophidia (Infraorder)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Edited by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Alethinophidia
Source  basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843
  » Genus Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1896
» Genus Aipysurus Lacepède, 1804
» Genus Astrotia Fischer, 1856
» Genus Chitulia
» Genus Demansia
» Genus Disteira Lacepède, 1804
» Genus Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869
» Genus Enhydrina Gray, 1849
» Genus Ephalophis Smith, 1931
» Genus Hemiaspis Fitzinger, 1861
» Genus Hydrelaps Boulenger, 1896
» Genus Hydrophis Latreille, 1801
» Genus Kerilia Gray, 1849
» Genus Kolpophis Smith, 1926
» Genus Lapemis Gray, 1835
» Genus Microcephalophis Lesson, 1832
» Genus Oxyuranus
» Genus Parahydrophis Burger & Natsuno, 1974
» Genus Parapistocalamus Roux, 1934
» Genus Pelamis Daudin, 1803
» Genus Polyodontognathus Wall, 1921
» Genus Praescutata Wall, 1921
» Genus Pseudonaja
» Genus Smithsohydrophis Kharin, 1981
» Genus Thalassophis Schmidt, 1852
» Genus Toxicocalamus
» Genus Tropidechis
Subfamily Laticaudinae
  » Genus Laticauda Laurenti, 1768
» Genus Pseudolaticauda Kharin, 1984
Genus Oceanius
Genus Pelagophis
Genus Stephanohydra
Genus Thalassophina Smith, 1926
Genus Tomogaster
Environment marine
Links To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342638
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-04-09 06:25:32Z  created  Decock, Wim
2009-08-26 17:11:08Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Elapidae. In: Uetz, P. (ed.) (2013) The Reptile Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/authority/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342638 on 2013-05-22
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