Family

Elapidae

327 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 5 of 6

African Cobra

African Cobra

Naja pallida

Elapidae
São Tomé Cobra

São Tomé Cobra

Naja peroescobari

Elapidae
Northern Philippine Cobra

Northern Philippine Cobra

Naja philippinensis

Elapidae

Andaman Cobra

Naja sagittifera

Elapidae
Southern Philippine Cobra

Southern Philippine Cobra

Naja samarensis

Elapidae

West African Banded Cobra

Naja savannula

Elapidae
Senegalese Cobra

Senegalese Cobra

Naja senegalensis

Elapidae
Black And White Spitting Cobra

Black And White Spitting Cobra

Naja siamensis

Elapidae
Southern Indonesian Spitting Cobra

Southern Indonesian Spitting Cobra

Naja sputatrix

Elapidae
Brown Forest Cobra

Brown Forest Cobra

Naja subfulva

Elapidae
Equatorial Spitting Cobra

Equatorial Spitting Cobra

Naja sumatrana

Elapidae
Black-striped Burrowing Snake

Black-striped Burrowing Snake

Neelaps calonotus

Elapidae
Mainland Island Snake

Mainland Island Snake

Notechis scutatus

Elapidae

Fiji Snake

Ogmodon vitianus

Elapidae
King Cobra

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Elapidae
Fierce Snake

Fierce Snake

Oxyuranus microlepidotus

Elapidae
Coastal Taipan

Coastal Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Elapidae

Central Ranges Taipan

Oxyuranus temporalis

Elapidae

Bougainville Coral Snake

Parapistocalamus hedigeri

Elapidae
Variable Black-naped Snake

Variable Black-naped Snake

Parasuta dwyeri

Elapidae
Little Whip Snake

Little Whip Snake

Parasuta flagellum

Elapidae

Gould's Hooded Snake

Parasuta gouldii

Elapidae
Monk Snake

Monk Snake

Parasuta monachus

Elapidae
Mallee Black-backed Snake

Mallee Black-backed Snake

Parasuta nigriceps

Elapidae
Spectacled Hooded Snake

Spectacled Hooded Snake

Parasuta spectabilis

Elapidae
Lake Cronin Snake

Lake Cronin Snake

Paroplocephalus atriceps

Elapidae
King Brown Snake

King Brown Snake

Pseudechis australis

Elapidae

Spotted Mulga Snake

Pseudechis butleri

Elapidae

Collett's Snake

Pseudechis colletti

Elapidae
Spotted Black Snake

Spotted Black Snake

Pseudechis guttatus

Elapidae

Eastern Dwarf Mulga Snake

Pseudechis pailsei

Elapidae

Papuan Blacksnake

Pseudechis papuanus

Elapidae
Red-bellied Black Snake

Red-bellied Black Snake

Pseudechis porphyriacus

Elapidae

Papuan Brown Snake

Pseudechis rossignolii

Elapidae
Pygmy Mulga Snake

Pygmy Mulga Snake

Pseudechis weigeli

Elapidae
African Tree Cobra

African Tree Cobra

Pseudohaje goldii

Elapidae
Black Tree Cobra

Black Tree Cobra

Pseudohaje nigra

Elapidae
Dugite

Dugite

Pseudonaja affinis

Elapidae
Strap-snouted Brown Snake

Strap-snouted Brown Snake

Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha

Elapidae
Speckled Brown Snake

Speckled Brown Snake

Pseudonaja guttata

Elapidae
Peninsula Brown Snake

Peninsula Brown Snake

Pseudonaja inframacula

Elapidae
Ingram's Brown Snake

Ingram's Brown Snake

Pseudonaja ingrami

Elapidae
Western Brown Snake

Western Brown Snake

Pseudonaja mengdeni

Elapidae
Ringed Brown Snake

Ringed Brown Snake

Pseudonaja modesta

Elapidae
Western Brown Snake

Western Brown Snake

Pseudonaja nuchalis

Elapidae
Eastern Brown Snake

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

Elapidae
Muller's Snake

Muller's Snake

Rhinoplocephalus bicolor

Elapidae

Solomons Red Krait

Salomonelaps par

Elapidae
Northern Desert Banded Snake

Northern Desert Banded Snake

Simoselaps anomalus

Elapidae
Southern Desert Banded Snake

Southern Desert Banded Snake

Simoselaps bertholdi

Elapidae

Simoselaps bimaculatus

Simoselaps bimaculatus

Elapidae
West Coast Banded Snake

West Coast Banded Snake

Simoselaps littoralis

Elapidae

Dampierland Burrowing Snake

Simoselaps minimus

Elapidae
Hatori's Coral Snake

Hatori's Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus hatori

Elapidae

Sinomicrurus houi

Sinomicrurus houi

Elapidae

Japanese Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus japonicus

Elapidae

Kellog's Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus kelloggi

Elapidae
MacLelland's Coral Snake

MacLelland's Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus macclellandi

Elapidae
Oriental Coral Snake

Oriental Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus sauteri

Elapidae
Rosen's Snake

Rosen's Snake

Suta fasciata

Elapidae