Elapidae

The Elapidae (Ancient Greek: ἔλλοψ éllops, "sea-fish") are a family of venomous snakes found in the tropics and subtropics around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, and South America as well as marine forms in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Elapid snakes exhibit a wide range of sizes, from 18-centimetre (7.1 in) species of Drysdalia to the 5.6-metre (18 ft) king cobra. All elapids are characterized by hollow, fixed fangs through which they inject venom. Currently, 325 species in 61 genera are recognized; The Old World has 251 species in 58 genera, while the New World has a lesser diversity of 74 species in three genera.
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== Genus and Species ==
* Acanthophis
** A. antarcticus (Common Death Adder)
* Aipysurus
** A. laevis (Olive Sea Snake)
* Astrotia
** A. stokesii (Stokes' Sea Snake)
* Bungarus
** B. caeruleus (Common Krait)
* Dendroaspis
** D. polylepis (Black Mamba)
* Enhydrina
** E. schistosa (Beaked Sea Snake)
* Hydrophis
** H. platura (Yellow-bellied Sea Snake)
* Laticauda
** L. colubrina (Yellow-lipped Sea Krait)
* Micrurus
** M. fulvius (Eastern Coral Snake)
* Naja
** N. ashei (Giant Spitting Cobra)
** N. melanoleuca (Forest Cobra)
** N. naja (Indian Cobra)
** N. philippinensis (Philippine Cobra)
* Ophiophagus
** O. hannah (King Cobra)
* Oxyuranus
** O. microlepidotus (Inland Taipan)
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