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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Elapoidis
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Elapoidis

Sunda Mountain Snakes

Sunda-Gebirgsnattern

Sundabjergsnoge

1827 Elapoidis Boie (type species: Elapoidis fusca Boie 1827)
Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic. In addition to this, a third, as yet undescribed species has been recorded in Sumatra (Vogel, David & Reza 2018).
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah).

Elapoidis fusca

Java Mountain Snake, Dark Grey Ground Snake

Java-Gebirgsnatter

Java-bjergsnog

1827 Elapoidis fusca Boie
1837 Calamaria elapoides Schlegel (Haas 1950)

Remarks: Previously included sumatranus. Exact distribution in Borneo is unclear. Only few records are known from this island, as opposed to Java.
Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah).


Elapoidis sumatranus

Sumatra Mountain Snake

Sumatra-Gebirgsnatter

Sumatra-bjergsnog

1860 Elaphis sumatranus Bleeker
Elapoidis sumatranus Vogel, David & Reza 2018

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of fusca (e.g., Iskandar & Colijn 2001). Revalidated as a separate species by Vogel, David & Reza (2018). The northernmost record from Sumatra represents a third, as yet undescribed species (Vogel, David & Reza 2018). The locality is plotted in the genus distribution map.
Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra).