Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 9th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Sinomicrurus
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East Asian Coral Snakes
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Ostasiatische Korallenottern
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Østasiatiske Koralslanger
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Sinomicrurus Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson (type species: Calliophis macclellandi Reinhardt 1844) |
Contents:
10 species, of which 5 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Calliophis (e.g., Smith 1943, Taylor 1965), or
Hemibungarus (e.g., David & Ineich 1999).
They were separated from those genera by Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson (2001).
Distribution:
S. and E. Asia.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands,
Sakishima Islands
(incl.
Yaeyama Islands),
Satsunan Islands]),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Sinomicrurus annularis
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Hong Kong Coral Snake, (Günther's Temperate Asian Coral Snake)
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Hong-Kong-Korallenotter
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Hong Kong-koralslange
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1864 | |
Callophis annularis Günther |
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Sinomicrurus annularis Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of macclellandii (e.g., Golay & al. 1993).
Revalidated as a separate species by Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith (2021).
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Shaanxi,
Sichuan,
Zhejiang),
Laos,
Vietnam.
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Sinomicrurus boettgeri
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Okinawa Coral Snake, (Boettger's Coral Snake)
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Okinawa-Korallenotter
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Okinawa-koralslange
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1894 | |
Callophis boettgeri Fritze |
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Hemibungarus boettgeri Stejneger 1907 |
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Calliophis japonicus boettgeri Koba 1962 |
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Hemibungarus japonicus boettgeri Toriba in Golay & al. 1993 |
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Micrurus japonicus boettgeri Welch 1994 |
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Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri Goris & Maeda 2004 |
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Sinomicrurus boettgeri Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of japonicus (e.g., Koba 1962).
Revalidated as a separate species by Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith (2021).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands
[Gushikawajima,
Okinawajima]).
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Sinomicrurus gorei
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Assam Coral Snake, (Gore's Coral Snake)
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Assam-Korallenotter
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Assam-koralslange
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Callophis macclellandii var. gorei Wall |
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Sinomicrurus gorei Biakzuala, Mirza, Patel, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2023 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macclellandii (e.g., Golay & al. 1993).
Revalidated by Biakzuala, Mirza, Patel, Rathee & Lalremsanga (2023).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
India
(Assam,
Manipur,
Mizoram,
Nagaland).
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Sinomicrurus iwasakii
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Ishigaki Coral Snake, (Iwasaki's Coral Snake)
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Ishigaki-Korallenotter
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Ishigaki-koralslange
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Calliophis iwasakii Maki |
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Calliophis maclellandii iwasakii Leviton 1968 |
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Micrurus macclellandi iwasakii Welch 1994 |
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi iwasakii Goris & Maeda 2004 |
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Sinomicrurus iwasakii Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of macclellandii (e.g., Leviton 1968).
Revalidated as a separate species by Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith (2021).
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Sakishima Islands:
Yaeyama Islands
[Iriomoto,
Ishigakijima]).
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Sinomicrurus japonicus
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Amami Coral Snake, (Ryukyu Coral Snake, Japanese Coral Snake, Striped Coral Snake)
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Amami Korallenotter, (Japanische Korallenotter)
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Amami-koralslange, (Ryukyu-koralslange)
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Callophis japonicus Günther |
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Hemibungarus japonicus Boulenger 1896 |
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Calliophis japonicus Koba 1959 |
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Sinomicrurus japonicus Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1999 | |
Hemibungarus japonicus takarai Ota, Ito & Lin |
Other common names:
japonicus: Amami Coral Snake, Japanese Coral Snake
takarai: Kumejima Coral Snake
Remarks:
Previously included boettgeri and sauteri.
The name Striped Coral Snake is also used for
Calliophis nigrescens.
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands,
Satsunan Islands]),
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Sinomicrurus kelloggi
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Indochinese Coral Snake, (Kellogg's Coral Snake)
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Kelloggs Korallenotter
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Indokinesisk Koralslange
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1928 | |
Hemibungarus kelloggi Pope |
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Callophis kelloggi Smith 1943 |
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Calliophis kelloggi Klemmer 1963 |
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Sinomicrurus kelloggi Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1931 | |
Calliophis wongii Fan (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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1935 | |
Callophis wongi tonkinensis Bourret (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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2018 | |
Sinomicrurus houi Wang, Peng & Huang in Peng, Wang, Ding, Zhu, Luo, Yang, Huang, Lu & Huang 2018 (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021) |
Other common names:
houi: Hainan Coral Snake, (Hou's Coral Snake)
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Laos,
Vietnam.
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Sinomicrurus macclellandii
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Southeast Asian Coral Snake, (MacClelland's Coral Snake)
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MacClellands Korallenotter
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Sydøstasiatisk Koralslange
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Elaps macclellandii Reinhardt |
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Callophis macclellandii Günther 1861 |
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Calliophis macclellandii Pope 1935 |
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1854 | |
Elaps personatus Blyth (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Elaps univirgatus Günther |
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Callophis univirgata Günther 1859 |
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Calliophis maclellandii univirgatus Maki 1931 |
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Callophis macclellandii var. nigriventer Wall (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021) |
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Sinomicrurus nigriventer Mirza, Varma & Campbell 2020 |
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Callophis macclellandii concolor Wall (syn. Golay & al. 1993) |
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Collophis macclellandi nepalensis [sic] Shrestha & Majupuria |
Other common names:
nigriventer: Black-bellied Coral Snake
univirgatus: Macclelland's One-lined Coral Snake, Single-banded Coral Snake
Remarks:
Previously included annularis, gorei, iwasakii and swinhoei, as well as the populations now assigned to peinani.
Apart from records from Tibet and Yunnan, records from China and Vietnam refer to other species.
However, macclellandii may be present in Vietnam.
Records from Bangladesh refer to gorei (Biakzuala, Mirza, Patel, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2023).
Records from Taiwan refer to swinhoei.
Records from Ryukyu Islands (Japan) refer to iwasakii.
The taxon nigriventer was previously regarded as a synonym of macclellandii (e.g., Golay & al. 1993), then revalidated as a separate species by Mirza, Varma & Campbell (2020),
but most recently synonymized again with macclellandii (Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Tibet,
Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Himachal Pradesh,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand.
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Sinomicrurus peinani
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Guangxi Coral Snake
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Guangxi-Korallenotter
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Guangxi-koralslange
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Sinomicrurus peinani Liu, Yan, Hou, Wang, Nguyen, Murphy, Che & Guo |
Distribution:
China
(Guangxi),
Vietnam.
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Sinomicrurus sauteri
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Taiwanese Coral Snake, (Sauter's Coral Snake)
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Taiwanische Korallenotter, (Sauters Korallenotter)
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Taiwansk Koralslange
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Oligodon sauteri Steindachner |
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Hemibungarus sauteri Maki 1931 |
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Calliophis japonicus sauteri Loveridge 1946 |
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Calliophis sauteri Klemmer 1963 |
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Hemibungarus japonicus sauteri Golay & al. 1993 |
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Sinomicrurus sauteri Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
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1920 | |
Hemibungarus matsudai Oshima (syn. Golay & al. 1993; Zhao & Adler 1993) |
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Calliophis hatori Takahashi (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021) |
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Hemibungarus sauteri hatorii Maki 1931 |
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Calliophis sauteri hatori Klemmer 1963 |
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Hemibungarus hatorii Ota, Ito & Lin 1999 |
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Sinomicrurus hatori Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001 |
Other common names:
hatori: South Taiwanese Coral Snake, (Hatori Coral Snake)
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or a subspecies of japonicus (e.g., Golay & al. 1993).
The taxon hatori was previously regarded as a synonym of sauteri (e.g., Golay & al. 1993; Zhao & Adler 1993), then revalidated as a separate species by Ota, Ito & Lin (1999),
but most recently synonymized again with sauteri (Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021).
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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Sinomicrurus swinhoei
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Swinhoe's Taiwanese Coral Snake, (Swinhoe's Temperate Asian Coral Snake)
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Swinhoes Korallenotter
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Swinhoes Koralslange
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Calliophis swinhoei Van Denburgh |
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Calliophis maclellandii swinhoei Klemmer 1963 |
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Micrurus macclellandi swinhoei Welch 1994 |
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Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei Nguyen & al. 2009 |
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Sinomicrurus swinhoei Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 |
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Callophis formosensis Thompson (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021) |
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Calliophis maclellandii formosensis Maki 1931 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of macclellandii (e.g., Zhao & Adler 1993).
Revalidated as a separate species by Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith (2021).
Distribution:
Taiwan.
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