Sinomicrurus is a genus of venomous Elapidae , one of several Genus commonly known as Asian or oriental coral snakes. The genus includes nine subtropical species found in Asia. Molecular and morphological analysis suggest this new genus is part of the family Elapidae.
Species and subspecies
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Sinomicrurus annularis – MacClelland’s coral snake (China)
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Sinomicrurus boettgeri – Oskar Boettger coral snake (Japan)
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Sinomicrurus iwasakii – Takuji Iwasaki temperate Asian coral snake (Ryukyu Islands)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus – Japanese coral snake (Ryukyu Islands)
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Sinomicrurus japonicus japonicus
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Sinomicrurus japonicus takarai
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Sinomicrurus kelloggi – coral snake (Vietnam, Laos, China)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi – MacClelland's coral snake (India , Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan)
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus
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Sinomicrurus peinani – Guangxi coral snake (China, Vietnam)
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Sinomicrurus sauteri – Oriental coral snake, Taiwan coral snake (Taiwan)
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Sinomicrurus swinhoei – Robert Swinhoe 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.
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