Sinomicrurus Explained

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 9 subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family Elapidae.^[1]

Species and subspecies

• Sinomicrurus annularis – MacClelland’s coral snake (China)
• Sinomicrurus boettgeri – Boettger's coral snake (Japan)
• Sinomicrurus iwasakii – Iwasaki's temperate Asian coral snake (Ryukyu Islands)
• Sinomicrurus japonicus – Japanese coral snake (Ryukyu Islands)
  • Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus
  • Sinomicrurus japonicus takarai
• Sinomicrurus kelloggi – Kellogg's coral snake (Vietnam, Laos, China)
• Sinomicrurus macclellandi – MacClelland's coral snake (India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan)
  • Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi
  • Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus
• Sinomicrurus peinani – Guangxi coral snake (China, Vietnam)
• Sinomicrurus sauteri – Oriental coral snake, Taiwan coral snake (Taiwan)
• Sinomicrurus swinhoei – Swinhoe's temperate Asian coral snake (Taiwan)

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.

Notes and References

1. The phylogenetic relationships of Asian coral snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) based on morphological and molecular characters . Slowinski, J.B. . Joseph Bruno Slowinski . Boundy, J. . species:Jeff Boundy . Lawson, R. . species:Robin Lawson . Herpetologica . 57 . 2 . 233–245 . 2001 . 3893186.