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Elapidae
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakesfamily Elapidaereptile family - a family of reptilesOphidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes - snakeselapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheresgenus Micrurus, Micrurus - coral snakesgenus Micruroides, Micruroides - coral snakesCalliophis, Callophis, genus Calliophis, genus Callophis - Asian coral snakesAspidelaps, genus Aspidelaps - African coral snakesgenus Rhynchoelaps, Rhynchoelaps - Australian coral snakesDenisonia, genus Denisonia - copperheadsgenus Naja, Naja - cobrasgenus Ophiophagus, Ophiophagus - king cobragenus Hemachatus, Hemachatus - ringhalsDendraspis, Dendroaspis, genus Dendraspis, genus Dendroaspis - mambasAcanthophis, genus Acanthophis - Australian elapid snakesgenus Notechis, Notechis - tiger snakesgenus Pseudechis, Pseudechis - venomous Australian blacksnakesBungarus, genus Bungarus - kraitsgenus Oxyuranus, Oxyuranus - taipans |
Elapidae
Elapidae[ə′lap·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of poisonous reptiles, including cobras, kraits, mambas, and coral snakes; all have a pteroglyph fang arrangement. Elapidae a family of snakes, closely related to the grass snake, from which they differ by having grooved, poisonous teeth in the anterior upper jaw. All Elapidae are very poisonous. Their poison acts primarily on the nervous system; it is used in medicine. The bite of large snakes of the family Elapidae, such as the cobra, is often fatal to man. There are 41 genera, including 181 species; they are found in Australia, southern Asia, Africa, and South and Central America. They live on the ground or, less frequently, in trees. They feed on Muridae, lizards, other snakes, and frogs. The majority are carnivorous. The best-known genera are the cobra (Naja) in Africa and southern Asia (there is one species in Turkmenia, USSR), the krait (Bungarus) in Asia, the black snake (Pseudechis) in Australia, the mamba (Dendraspis) in Africa, and the coral snake (Micrurus-Elaps) in tropical and subtropical America. REFERENCETerent’ev, P. V. Gerpetologiia. Moscow, 1961.P. V. TERENT’EV Elapidae
E·lap·i·dae (ē-lap'i-dē), A family of highly venomous snakes characterized by a pair of comparatively short, permanently erect deeply grooved fangs at the front of the mouth. There are over 150 species, including the cobra, krait, mamba, and coral snakes. [G. elops, a serpent] E·lap·i·dae (ē-lap'i-dē) A family of highly venomous snakes characterized by a pair of comparatively short, permanently erect deeply grooved fangs at the front of the mouth. There are over 150 species, including cobras, kraits, mambas, and coral snakes. [G. elops, a serpent]Elapidae
Related to Elapidae: ViperidaeSynonyms for Elapidaenoun cobrasSynonymsRelated Words- reptile family
- Ophidia
- Serpentes
- suborder Ophidia
- suborder Serpentes
- elapid
- elapid snake
- genus Micrurus
- Micrurus
- genus Micruroides
- Micruroides
- Calliophis
- Callophis
- genus Calliophis
- genus Callophis
- Aspidelaps
- genus Aspidelaps
- genus Rhynchoelaps
- Rhynchoelaps
- Denisonia
- genus Denisonia
- genus Naja
- Naja
- genus Ophiophagus
- Ophiophagus
- genus Hemachatus
- Hemachatus
- Dendraspis
- Dendroaspis
- genus Dendraspis
- genus Dendroaspis
- Acanthophis
- genus Acanthophis
- genus Notechis
- Notechis
- genus Pseudechis
- Pseudechis
- Bungarus
- genus Bungarus
- genus Oxyuranus
- Oxyuranus
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