Terrestrial Elapids #1

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Note: The Terrestrial and Aquatic Elapids are often separated taxonomically into subfamilies Elapinae and Hydrophiinae respectively however there is no widely accepted decision on whether they should or should not be separated.

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Genus: Acanthophis

Acanthophis antarcticus – Common Death Adder
Acanthophis praclongus – Northern Death Adder
Acanthophis pyrrhus – Desert Death Adder

Genus: Aspidelaps

Aspidelaps lubricus – African Coral Snake
Aspidelaps scutatus – Shield Nosed Snake

Genus: Aspidomorphus

Aspidomorphus lineaticollis
Aspidomorphus muelleri
Aspidomorphus schlegeli

Genus: Austrelaps

Austrelaps labialis – Kangaroo Island Copperhead
Austrelaps ramsayi – Northern Copperhead
Austrelaps superbus – Southern Copperhead

Genus: Boulengerina

Boulengerina annulata – Banded Water Cobra
Boulengerina christyi – Congo Water Cobra

Genus: Bungarus

Bungarus andamanensis – Andaman Krait
Bungarus bungaroides
Bungarus caerules – Indian Krait
Bungarus candidus
Bungarus ceylonicus – Sri Lankan Krait
Bungarus fasciatus
Bungarus flaviceps
Bungarus lividus
Bungarus magnimaculatus
Bungarus multicinctus
Bungarus niger – Black Krait
Bungarus sindanus

Genus: Cacophis

Cacophis harriettae – White-Crowned Snake
Cacophis krefftii – Dwarf-Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus – Golden-Crowned Snake

Genus: Calliophis

Calliophis beddomei
Calliophis bibroni
Calliophis calligaster
Calliophis gracilis
Calliophis japonicus
Calliophis kelloggi
Calliophis macclellandi
Calliophis maculiceps
Calliophis melanurus
Calliophis nigrescens
Calliophis sauteri

Genus: Demansia

Demansia atra – Black Whip-Snake
Demansia calodera
Demansia olivacea
Demansia papuensis
Demansia psammophis – Yellow-Faced Whip-Snake
Demansia rufescens
Demansia simplex
Demansia torquata – Collared Whip-Snake

Genus: Dendroaspis

Dendroaspis angusticeps – Eastern Green Mamba
Dendroaspis jamesoni – Jameson’s Mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis – Black Mamba
Dendroaspis viridis – West African Green Mamba

Genus: Denisonia

Denisonia devisi – De Vis’ Banded Snake
Denisonia maculate – Ornamental Snake

Genus: Drysdalia

Drysdalia coronate – Crowned Snake
Drysdalia coronoides – White-Liped Snake
Drysdalia mastersii – Master’s Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster

Genus: Echiopsis

Echiopsis atriceps
Echiopsis curta – Bardick

Genus: Elapognathus

Elapognathus minor – Little Brown Snake

Genus: Elapsoidea

Elapsoidea broadleyi – Broadley’s Garter Snake
Elapsoidea chelazzi – Southern Somali Garter Snake
Elapsoidea guentheri – Gunther’s Garter Snake
Elapsoidea laticincta – Central African Garter Snake
Elapsoidea loveridgei – East African Garter Snake
Elapsoidea nigra – Usumbara Garter Snake
Elapsoidea semiannulata – Half-Banded Garter Snake
Elapsoidea sundevallii – Sundevall’s Garter Snake

Genus: Furina

Furina barnardi – Yellow-Naped Snake
Furina diadema – Red-Naped Snake
Furina dunmalli - Dunmall’s Snake
Furina ornata – Orange-Naped Snake
Furina tristis – Brown-Headed Snake

Genus: Hemachatus

Hemachatus haemachatus -  Rinkhals

Genus: Hemiaspis

Hemiaspis damelii – Gray Snake
Hemiaspis signata – Black-Bellied Swamp Snake

Genus: Homoroselaps

Homoroselaps dorsalis - Striped Harlequin Snake
Homoroselaps lacteus – Spotted Harlequin Snake

Genus: Hoplocephalus

Hoplocephalus bitorquatus – Pale-Headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides – Broad-Headed Snake
Hoplocephalus stephensii – Stephens’ Banded Snake

Genus: Loveridgelaps

Loveridgelaps elapoides – Solomon’s Small-Eyed Snake

Genus: Maticora

Maticoras bivirgata - Blue Coral Snake
Maticora inestinalis

Genus: Micropechis

Micropechis ikaheka – New Guinea Small-Eyed Snake

Genus: Micruroides

Micruroides euryxanthus – Sonoran Coral Snake

Genus: Micrurus

Micrurus alleni – Allen’s Coral Snake
Micrurus altirostris
Micrurus ancoralis – Regal Coral Snake
Micrurus annellatus – Annellated Coral Snake
Micrurus averyi – Black-Headed Coral Snake
Micrurus bernadi
Micrurus bocourti – Ecuadorian Coral Snake
Micrurus bogerti – Bogert’s Coral Snake
Micrurus browni – Brown’s Coral Snake
Micrurus camilae
Micrurus catamayensis
Micrurus clarki – Clark’s Coral Snake
Micrurus corallinus – Painted Coral Snake
Micrurus decoratus – Brazilian Coral Snake
Micrurus diana
Micrurus diastema – Variable Coral Snake
Micrurus dissoleucus – Pygmy Coral Snake
Micrurus distans – West Mexican Coral Snake
Micrurus dumerilii
Micrurus elegans – Elegant Coral Snake
Micrurus ephippifer – Oaxacan Coral Snake
Micrurus filiformis - Slender Coral Snake
Micrurus frontalis – Southern Coral Snake
Micrurus frontifasciatus – Bolivian Coral Snake
Micrurus fulvius – Eastern Coral Snake
Micrurus hemprichii – Hemprich’s Coral Snake
Micrurus hippocrepis – Mayan Coral Snake
Micrurus ibiboboca – Caatinga Coral Snake
Micrurus isozonus – Venezuela Coral Snake
Micrurus langsdorffi – Lagsdorff’s Coral Snake
Micrurus laticollaris – Balsan Coral Snake
Micrurus latifasciatus – Broad-Ringed Coral Snake
Micrurus lemniscatus - South American Coral Snake
Micrurus limbatus – Tuxtlan Coral Snake
Micrurus margaritiferus  – Speckled Coral Snake
Micrurus medemi
Micrurus mertensi – Mertens’ Coral Snake
Micrurus mipartitus – Redtail Coral Snake
Micrurus multifasciatus – Many-Banded Coral Snake
Micrurus multiscutatus – Cauca Coral Snake
Micrurus nebularis – Cloud Forest Coral Snake
Micrurus nigrocinctus – Central American Coral Snake
Micrurus pacaraimae
Micrurus pachecogili
Micrurus paraensis
Micrurus peruvianus – Peruvian Coral Snake
Micrurus petersi – Peters’ Coral Snake
Micrurus proximans – Nayarit Coral Snake
Micrurus psyches – Carib Coral Snake
Micrurus putumayensis - Putumayo Coral Snake
Micrurus pyrrhocryptus
Micrurus remotus
Micrurus renjifoi
Micrurus ruatanus – Roatan Coral Snake
Micrurus sangilensis – Santander Coral Snake
Micrurus scutiventris
Micrurus silviae
Micrurus spixii – Amazon Coral Snake
Micrurus spurelli
Micrurus steindachneri – Steindachner’s Coral Snake
Micrurus stewarti – Panamanian Coral Snake
Micrurus stuarti – Stuart’s Coral Snake
Micrurus surinamensis – Aquatic Coral Snake
Micrurus tamaulipensis
Micrurus tener – Texas Coral Snake
Micrurus tricolor
Micrurus tschudii – Desert Coral Snake

Genus: Naja

Naja anchietae – Anchieta’s Cobra
Naja annulifera – Snouted Cobra
Naja arabica – Arabian Cobra
Naja ashei – Ashe’s or Giant Spitting Cobra
Naja atra – Chinese Cobra
Naja haje – Egyptian Cobra
Naja kaouthia – Monocled Cobra
Naja katiensis – Mali Cobra
Naja mandalayensis – Mandalay or Burmese Spitting Cobra
Naja melanoleuca – Forest Cobra
Naja mossambica – Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Naja naja – Indian or Spectacled Cobra
Naja nigricincta – Zebra Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricollis – Black-Necked Spitting Cobra
Naja nivea – Cape or Yellow Cobra
Naja nubiae – Nubian Spitting Cobra
Naja oxiana – Central Asian Cobra
Naja pallida – Red Spitting Cobra
Naja philippinensis – Philippine Cobra
Naja sagittifera – Andaman Cobra
Naja samarensis – Peters’ Cobra
Naja senegalensis
Naja siamensis – Indo-Chinese Spitting Cobra
Naja sputatrix – Indonesian Cobra
Naja sumatrana – Golden Spitting Cobra

Genus: Notechis

Notechis ater – Black Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus - Mainland Tiger Snake

Genus: Ogmodon

Ogmodon vitianus – Fiji Snake

Genus: Ophiophagus

Ophiophagus hannah – King Cobra

Genus: Oxyuranus

Oxyuranus microlepidotus – Inland Taipan
Oxyuranus scutellatus – Costal Taipan
Oxyuranus temporalis – Central Ranges Taipan

Genus: Paranaja

Paranaja multifasciata – Burrowing Cobra

Genus: Parapistocalamus

Parapistocalamus hedigeri – Bougainville Coral Snake

Genus: Pseudechis

Pseudechis australis – King Brown or Mulga Snake
Pseudechis butleri
Pseudechis colletti – Collett’s Snake
Pseudechis guttatus – Spotted Black Snake
Pseudechis pailsei
Pseudechis papuanus – Papuan Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus – Red-Bellied Black Snake

Genus: Pseudohaje

Pseudohaje goldii - Gold’s Tree Cobra
Pseudohaje nigra - Black Tree Cobra

Genus: Pseudonaja

Pseudonaja affinis – Spotted Brown Snake or Dugite
Pseudonaja guttata - Speckled Brown Snake
Pseudonaja inframacula – Peninsula Brown Snake
Pseudonaja ingrami - Ingram’s Brown Snake
Pseudonaja modesta – Ringed Brown Snake
Pseudonaja nuchalis – Western Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis - Eastern Brown Snake

Genus: Rhinoplocephalus

Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis
Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens – Eastern Small-Eyed Snake
Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus – Black-Striped Snake
Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps – Northern Small-Eyed Snake