Family Elapidae [terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, Coral Snakes, etc.):
countries and regions with most species

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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Australia
 107
No. 2
Queensland [Australia]
 59
No. 3
Western Australia [Australia]
 56
No. 4
New South Wales [Australia]
 40
No. 5
Brazil
 37
No. 6
Northern Territory [Australia]
 37
No. 7
South Australia [Australia]
 35
No. 8
Colombia
 30
No. 9
Papua New Guinea
 27
No. 10
Indonesia
 26
No. 11
New Guinea [Indonesia / Papua New Guinea]
 24
No. 12
Ecuador
 21
No. 13
Ecuadorian mainland [Ecuador]
 21
No. 14
Eastern New Guinea [Papua New Guinea]
 20
No. 15
Victoria [Australia]
 20
No. 16
India
 19
No. 17
Peru
 19
No. 18
Amazonas [Brazil]
 18
No. 19
Congo-Kinshasa
 18
No. 20
Mexico
 17
No. 21
Western New Guinea [Indonesia]
 16
No. 22
Fraser Island [Australia]
 15
No. 23
Angola
 14
No. 24
Tanzania
 14
No. 25
Cameroon
 13
No. 26
Myanmar
 13
No. 27
Venezuela
 13
No. 28
Vietnam
 13
No. 29
Bolivia
 12
No. 30
Laos
 12
No. 31
Mato Grosso [Brazil]
 12
No. 32
Nigeria
 12
No. 33
South Africa
 12
No. 34
Thailand
 12
No. 35
Zambia
 12
No. 36
Central African Republic
 11
No. 37
Congo-Brazzaville
 11
No. 38
Ghana
 11
No. 39
Guinea
 11
No. 40
Kenya
 11
No. 41
Namibia
 11
No. 42
Para [Brazil]
 11
No. 43
Philippines
 11
No. 44
Rondonia [Brazil]
 11
No. 45
West Bengal [India]
 11
No. 46
Zimbabwe
 11
No. 47
Bangladesh
 10
No. 48
China
 10
No. 49
Ivory Coast
 10
No. 50
Malaysia
 10
No. 51
Oaxaca [Mexico]
 10
No. 52
Panama
 10
No. 53
Uganda
 10
No. 54
West Malaysia [Malaysia]
 10
No. 55
Benin
 9
No. 56
Bhutan
 9
No. 57
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
 9
No. 58
Limpopo [South Africa]
 9
No. 59
Malawi
 9
No. 60
Nepal
 9
No. 61
Togo
 9
No. 62
Torres Strait Islands [Australia]
 9
No. 63
Botswana
 8
No. 64
Karnataka [India]
 8
No. 65
Maharashtra [India]
 8
No. 66
Maranhao [Brazil]
 8
No. 67
Mozambique
 8
No. 68
Roraima [Brazil]
 8
No. 69
Senegal
 8
No. 70
Singapore
 8
No. 71
Somalia
 8
No. 72
South Sudan
 8
No. 73
Sumatra [Indonesia]
 8
No. 74
Uttarakhand [India]
 8
No. 75
Yunnan [China]
 8
No. 76
Arunachal Pradesh [India]
 7
No. 77
Australian Capital Territory [Australia]
 7
No. 78
Cambodia
 7
No. 79
Chad
 7
No. 80
Eswatini
 7
No. 81
Ethiopia
 7
No. 82
Gabon
 7
No. 83
Guangxi [China]
 7
No. 84
Guatemala
 7
No. 85
Guyana
 7
No. 86
Hainan [China]
 7
No. 87
Kerala [India]
 7
No. 88
Meghalaya [India]
 7
No. 89
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
 7
No. 90
North West Province [South Africa]
 7
No. 91
Odisha [India]
 7
No. 92
Paraguay
 7
No. 93
Puebla [Mexico]
 7
No. 94
Rwanda
 7
No. 95
Surinam
 7
No. 96
Tamil Nadu [India]
 7
No. 97
Acre [Brazil]
 6
No. 98
Amapa [Brazil]
 6
No. 99
Argentina
 6
No. 100
Bangka [Indonesia]
 6
No. 101
Borneo [Brunei / Indonesia / Malaysia]
 6
No. 102
Brunei
 6
No. 103
Burkina Faso
 6
No. 104
Chiapas [Mexico]
 6
No. 105
Costa Rica
 6
No. 106
Dirk Hartog Island [Australia]
 6
No. 107
Fujian [China]
 6
No. 108
Gauteng [South Africa]
 6
No. 109
Goa [India]
 6
No. 110
Guangdong [China]
 6
No. 111
Guinea-Bissau
 6
No. 112
Jalisco [Mexico]
 6
No. 113
Java [Indonesia]
 6
No. 114
Kalimantan [Indonesia]
 6
No. 115
Liberia
 6
No. 116
Mali
 6
No. 117
Nagaland [India]
 6
No. 118
Niger
 6
No. 119
Northern Cape [South Africa]
 6
No. 120
Parana [Brazil]
 6
No. 121
Rio Grande do Sul [Brazil]
 6
No. 122
Sabah [Malaysia]
 6
No. 123
Santa Catarina [Brazil]
 6
No. 124
Sarawak [Malaysia]
 6
No. 125
Sichuan [China]
 6
No. 126
Sikkim [India]
 6
No. 127
Tocantins [Brazil]
 6
No. 128
Uttar Pradesh [India]
 6
No. 129
Andhra Pradesh [India]
 5
No. 130
Assam [India]
 5
No. 131
Bahia [Brazil]
 5
No. 132
Bali [Indonesia]
 5
No. 133
Belitung [Indonesia]
 5
No. 134
Bihar [India]
 5
No. 135
Burundi
 5
No. 136
Cabinda [Angola]
 5
No. 137
Darjeeling [India]
 5
No. 138
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
 5
No. 139
Equatorial Guinea
 5
No. 140
French Guiana [France]
 5
No. 141
Goias [Brazil]
 5
No. 142
Guizhou [China]
 5
No. 143
Gujarat [India]
 5
No. 144
Honduras
 5
No. 145
Hong Kong [China]
 5
No. 146
Jiangxi [China]
 5
No. 147
Luzon [Philippines]
 5
No. 148
Madhya Pradesh [India]
 5
No. 149
Marajo Island [Brazil]
 5
No. 150
Minas Gerais [Brazil]
 5
No. 151
Mizoram [India]
 5
No. 152
Nias [Indonesia]
 5
No. 153
Pakistan
 5
No. 154
Riau Islands [Indonesia]
 5
No. 155
Rio Muni [Equatorial Guinea]
 5
No. 156
Sao Paulo [Brazil]
 5
No. 157
Sierra Leone
 5
No. 158
Sri Lanka
 5
No. 159
Sudan
 5
No. 160
Taiwan
 5
No. 161
Veracruz [Mexico]
 5
No. 162
Zhejiang [China]
 5
No. 163
Alagoas [Brazil]
 4
No. 164
Anhui [China]
 4
No. 165
Bijagos Archipelago [Guinea-Bissau]
 4
No. 166
Cat Ba Island [Vietnam]
 4
No. 167
Catanduanes [Philippines]
 4
No. 168
Chhattisgarh [India]
 4
No. 169
Chongqing [China]
 4
No. 170
Colima [Mexico]
 4
No. 171
Dinagat [Philippines]
 4
No. 172
Espirito Santo [Brazil]
 4
No. 173
Free State [South Africa]
 4
No. 174
Gambia
 4
No. 175
Ha Long Bay Islands [Vietnam]
 4
No. 176
Himachal Pradesh [India]
 4
No. 177
Jharkhand [India]
 4
No. 178
Langkawi [Malaysia]
 4
No. 179
Langkawi Archipelago [Malaysia]
 4
No. 180
Louisiade Archipelago [Papua New Guinea]
 4
No. 181
Mato Grosso do Sul [Brazil]
 4
No. 182
Mauritania
 4
No. 183
Michoacan [Mexico]
 4
No. 184
Pernambuco [Brazil]
 4
No. 185
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil]
 4
No. 186
Rio Grande do Norte [Brazil]
 4
No. 187
Seribuat Archipelago [Malaysia]
 4
No. 188
Tibet [China]
 4
No. 189
Tioman [Malaysia]
 4
No. 190
Western Cape [South Africa]
 4
No. 191
Andaman & Nicobar Islands [India]
 3
No. 192
Andaman Islands [India]
 3
No. 193
Archipelago of the Recherche [Australia]
 3
No. 194
Aru Islands [Indonesia]
 3
No. 195
Bass Strait Islands [Australia]
 3
No. 196
Bernier Island [Australia]
 3
No. 197
Biak [Indonesia]
 3
No. 198
Bioko [Equatorial Guinea]
 3
No. 199
Bohol [Philippines]
 3
No. 200
Calamian Islands [Philippines]
 3
No. 201
d'Entrecasteaux Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 3
No. 202
Dorre Island [Australia]
 3
No. 203
Egypt
 3
No. 204
Eritrea
 3
No. 205
Fergusson [Papua New Guinea]
 3
No. 206
Guerrero [Mexico]
 3
No. 207
Hidalgo [Mexico]
 3
No. 208
Hunan [China]
 3
No. 209
Iran
 3
No. 210
Jammu & Kashmir [India]
 3
No. 211
Kangaroo Island [Australia]
 3
No. 212
Mexico state [Mexico]
 3
No. 213
Mexico state [Mexico]
 3
No. 214
Mindanao [Philippines]
 3
No. 215
Mindoro [Philippines]
 3
No. 216
Misool [Indonesia]
 3
No. 217
Nayarit [Mexico]
 3
No. 218
Nicaragua
 3
No. 219
Palawan [Philippines]
 3
No. 220
Paraiba [Brazil]
 3
No. 221
Rajasthan [India]
 3
No. 222
Salawati [Indonesia]
 3
No. 223
Samar [Philippines]
 3
No. 224
Saudi Arabia
 3
No. 225
Solomon Archipelago [Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands]
 3
No. 226
Supiori [Indonesia]
 3
No. 227
Tasmania [Australia]
 3
No. 228
Trinidad [Trinidad & Tobago]
 3
No. 229
Trinidad & Tobago
 3
No. 230
Tripura [India]
 3
No. 231
USA
 3
No. 232
Yapen [Indonesia]
 3
No. 233
Zanzibar [Tanzania]
 3
No. 234
Afghanistan
 2
No. 235
Balabac [Philippines]
 2
No. 236
Batanta [Indonesia]
 2
No. 237
Belize
 2
No. 238
Calauit [Philippines]
 2
No. 239
Camiguin Sur [Philippines]
 2
No. 240
Cebu [Philippines]
 2
No. 241
Chihuahua [Mexico]
 2
No. 242
Choiseul [Solomon Islands]
 2
No. 243
Culion [Philippines]
 2
No. 244
Delhi [India]
 2
No. 245
Distrito Federal (Brazil) [Brazil]
 2
No. 246
Djibouti
 2
No. 247
Goodenough [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 248
Guadalcanal [Solomon Islands]
 2
No. 249
Haryana [India]
 2
No. 250
Hubei [China]
 2
No. 251
Japan
 2
No. 252
Jolo [Philippines]
 2
No. 253
Leyte [Philippines]
 2
No. 254
Lingga Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 255
Louisiana [USA]
 2
No. 256
Macau [China]
 2
No. 257
Manda [Kenya]
 2
No. 258
Masbate [Philippines]
 2
No. 259
Misima [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 260
Morelos [Mexico]
 2
No. 261
Nan Ao Island [China]
 2
No. 262
Negros [Philippines]
 2
No. 263
Normanby [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 264
North Solomon Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 265
Panay [Philippines]
 2
No. 266
Piaui [Brazil]
 2
No. 267
Polillo [Philippines]
 2
No. 268
Punjab [India]
 2
No. 269
Ryukyu Islands [Japan]
 2
No. 270
Seram [Indonesia]
 2
No. 271
Sergipe [Brazil]
 2
No. 272
Shek Kwu Chau Island [China]
 2
No. 273
Siberut [Indonesia]
 2
No. 274
Sinaloa [Mexico]
 2
No. 275
Solomon Islands
 2
No. 276
Sonora [Mexico]
 2
No. 277
Sudarso Island [Indonesia]
 2
No. 278
Sudest [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 279
Sulu Islands [Philippines]
 2
No. 280
Tabasco [Mexico]
 2
No. 281
Tamaulipas [Mexico]
 2
No. 282
Waigeo [Indonesia]
 2
No. 283
Woodlark [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 284
Aguascalientes [Mexico]
 1
No. 285
Alabama [USA]
 1
No. 286
Algeria
 1
No. 287
Alor [Indonesia]
 1
No. 288
Amami Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 289
Ambon [Indonesia]
 1
No. 290
Anambas Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 291
Arizona [USA]
 1
No. 292
Arkansas [USA]
 1
No. 293
Banggai Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 294
Bawean Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 295
Bazaruto [Mozambique]
 1
No. 296
Bazaruto Archipelago [Mozambique]
 1
No. 297
Bismarck Archipelago [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 298
Bougainville [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 299
Buka [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 300
Buton [Indonesia]
 1
No. 301
Campeche [Mexico]
 1
No. 302
Carnac Island [Australia]
 1
No. 303
Ceara [Brazil]
 1
No. 304
Coahuila [Mexico]
 1
No. 305
Distrito Federal (Mexico) [Mexico]
 1
No. 306
Durango [Mexico]
 1
No. 307
El Salvador
 1
No. 308
Faure Island [Australia]
 1
No. 309
Fiji
 1
No. 310
Flores [Indonesia]
 1
No. 311
Florida [USA]
 1
No. 312
Gansu [China]
 1
No. 313
Garden Island [Australia]
 1
No. 314
Georgia [USA]
 1
No. 315
Gorgona Island [Colombia]
 1
No. 316
Guanajuato [Mexico]
 1
No. 317
Haruku [Indonesia]
 1
No. 318
Houtman Abrolhos Islands [Australia]
 1
No. 319
Ilha de Alcatrazes [Brazil]
 1
No. 320
Ilhabela Archipelago [Brazil]
 1
No. 321
Iraq
 1
No. 322
Isla Grande del Maiz [Nicaragua]
 1
No. 323
Islas de la Bahia [Honduras]
 1
No. 324
Islas del Maiz [Nicaragua]
 1
No. 325
Israel
 1
No. 326
Jiangsu [China]
 1
No. 327
Jordan
 1
No. 328
Kai Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 329
Karimunjawa Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 330
Komodo [Indonesia]
 1
No. 331
Kuwait
 1
No. 332
Lembata [Indonesia]
 1
No. 333
Lesotho
 1
No. 334
Libya
 1
No. 335
Lombok [Indonesia]
 1
No. 336
Lubang [Philippines]
 1
No. 337
Madura [Indonesia]
 1
No. 338
Mafia [Tanzania]
 1
No. 339
Manipur [India]
 1
No. 340
Margarita [Venezuela]
 1
No. 341
Mios Num [Indonesia]
 1
No. 342
Mississippi [USA]
 1
No. 343
Morocco
 1
No. 344
New Britain [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 345
New Ireland [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 346
New Mexico [USA]
 1
No. 347
North Carolina [USA]
 1
No. 348
Nuevo Leon [Mexico]
 1
No. 349
Obi [Indonesia]
 1
No. 350
Okinawa Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 351
Oman
 1
No. 352
Palestine [Israel]
 1
No. 353
Pemba [Tanzania]
 1
No. 354
Penida [Indonesia]
 1
No. 355
Prince of Wales Island [Australia]
 1
No. 356
Queretaro [Mexico]
 1
No. 357
Quintana Roo [Mexico]
 1
No. 358
Rinca [Indonesia]
 1
No. 359
Roatan [Honduras]
 1
No. 360
Romblon [Philippines]
 1
No. 361
Rossel [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 362
Rottnest Island [Australia]
 1
No. 363
Sakishima Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 364
San Luis Potosi [Mexico]
 1
No. 365
Sao Sebastiao [Brazil]
 1
No. 366
Sao Tome [Sao Tome & Principe]
 1
No. 367
Sao Tome & Principe
 1
No. 368
Saparua [Indonesia]
 1
No. 369
Satsunan Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 370
Shaanxi [China]
 1
No. 371
Simeulue [Indonesia]
 1
No. 372
Sinai [Egypt]
 1
No. 373
South Carolina [USA]
 1
No. 374
Sulawesi [Indonesia]
 1
No. 375
Sumbawa [Indonesia]
 1
No. 376
Syria
 1
No. 377
Tajikistan
 1
No. 378
Tanimbar Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 379
Tennessee [USA]
 1
No. 380
Texas [USA]
 1
No. 381
Tlaxcala [Mexico]
 1
No. 382
Trobriand Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 383
Tunisia
 1
No. 384
Turkey
 1
No. 385
Turkmenistan
 1
No. 386
Uruguay
 1
No. 387
Uzbekistan
 1
No. 388
Viti Levu [Fiji]
 1
No. 389
Vitoria [Brazil]
 1
No. 390
Weh [Indonesia]
 1
No. 391
Western Sahara
 1
No. 392
Yaeyama Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 393
Yamdena [Indonesia]
 1
No. 394
Yemen
 1
No. 395
Yemeni mainland [Yemen]
 1
No. 396
Yucatan [Mexico]
 1
No. 397
Zacatecas [Mexico]
 1