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Also known as Elapid, Elapids

Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids , from , variant of "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydocephalus. Many members of this family exhibit a threat display of rearing upwards while spreading out a neck flap. Elapids are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas and marine forms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Members of the family have a wide range of sizes, from the whi

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Elapidae is a family of snakes within the order Squamata and phylum Chordata. This taxon is classified as an accepted family in the kingdom Animalia. Its habitat includes marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The group is also referred to as コブラ科.

Records indicate 296,847 occurrences and 732 iDigBio records from institutions such as USNM, ANWC, MADUG-UG, CMN, and SUI. These records originate from countries including the United States, Australia, Mexico, and Papua New Guinea. The family is the source of snake venom. It is referenced by 698 other encyclopedia articles and has a PubMed count of 2,577.

Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

コブラ科

Elapidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. OrderSquamata
  5. FamilyElapidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded296,847

眼镜蛇科(学名Elapidae)又名蝙蝠蛇科,客家話稱之為嘭頭蛇,此科的成员皆为剧毒蛇类,主要栖息于热带或亚热带地区,包括亚洲、非洲、美洲、澳大利亚等地,当中包括眼镜蛇属、眼鏡王蛇屬、曼巴蛇属、环蛇属、太攀蛇属、虎蛇屬、珊瑚蛇等著名的成员。目前已有约61属包括325个物种被确认。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
732
With media
1
Family
Elapidae
Collections
USNM, ANWC, MADUG-UG, CMN, SUI, MSUM
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Unknown Or Invalid, Canada, India, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
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Commons category
Elapidae
taxon name
Elapidae
taxon rank
family
Commons gallery
Elapidae
this taxon is source of
snake venom
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