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Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]
Bibliography of the genus Sinomicrurus
Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]








Genus
Sinomicrurus

East Asian Coral Snakes

Ostasiatische Korallenottern

Østasiatiske Koralslanger

2001 Sinomicrurus Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson (type species: Calliophis macclellandi Reinhardt 1844)
Contents: 9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) 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).

Sinomicrurus annularis

Hong Kong Coral Snake, (Günther's Temperate Asian Coral Snake)

Hong-Kong-Korallenotter

Hong Kong-koralslange

1864 Callophis annularis Günther
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.





Sinomicrurus boettgeri

Okinawa Coral Snake, (Boettger's Coral Snake)

Okinawa-Korallenotter

Okinawa-koralslange

1894 Callophis boettgeri Fritze
Hemibungarus boettgeri Stejneger 1907
Calliophis japonicus boettgeri Koba 1962
Hemibungarus japonicus boettgeri Toriba in Golay & al. 1993
Micrurus japonicus boettgeri Welch 1994
Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri Goris & Maeda 2004
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]).





Sinomicrurus iwasakii

Ishigaki Coral Snake, (Iwasaki's Coral Snake)

Ishigaki-Korallenotter

Ishigaki-koralslange

1935 Calliophis iwasakii Maki
Calliophis maclellandii iwasakii Leviton 1968
Micrurus macclellandi iwasakii Welch 1994
Sinomicrurus macclellandi iwasakii Goris & Maeda 2004
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]).





Sinomicrurus japonicus

Amami Coral Snake, (Ryukyu Coral Snake, Japanese Coral Snake, Striped Coral Snake)

Amami Korallenotter, (Japanische Korallenotter)

Amami-koralslange, (Ryukyu-koralslange)

1868 Callophis japonicus Günther
Hemibungarus japonicus Boulenger 1896
Calliophis japonicus Koba 1959
Sinomicrurus japonicus Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001
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]),


Sinomicrurus kelloggi

Indochinese Coral Snake, (Kellogg's Coral Snake)

Kelloggs Korallenotter

Indokinesisk Koralslange

1928 Hemibungarus kelloggi Pope
Callophis kelloggi Smith 1943
Calliophis kelloggi Klemmer 1963
Sinomicrurus kelloggi Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001
1931 Calliophis wongii Fan (syn. Golay & al. 1993)
1935 Callophis wongi tonkinensis Bourret (syn. Golay & al. 1993)
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.


Sinomicrurus macclellandii

Southeast Asian Coral Snake, (MacClelland's Coral Snake)

MacClellands Korallenotter

Sydøstasiatisk Koralslange

1844 Elaps macclellandii Reinhardt
Callophis macclellandii Günther 1861
Calliophis macclellandii Pope 1935
Sinomicrurus macclellandi Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001
1854 Elaps personatus Blyth (syn. Golay & al. 1993)
1859 Elaps univirgatus Günther
Callophis univirgata Günther 1859
Calliophis maclellandii univirgatus Maki 1931
1908 Callophis macclellandii var. nigriventer Wall (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021)
Sinomicrurus nigriventer Mirza, Varma & Campbell 2020
1910 Callophis macclellandii gorei Wall (syn. Golay & al. 1993)
1925 Callophis macclellandii concolor Wall (syn. Golay & al. 1993)
1977 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, 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 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: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (Tibet, Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand.


Sinomicrurus peinani

Guangxi Coral Snake

Guangxi-Korallenotter

Guangxi-koralslange

2020 Sinomicrurus peinani Liu, Yan, Hou, Wang, Nguyen, Murphy, Che & Guo

Distribution: China (Guangxi), Vietnam.





Sinomicrurus sauteri

Taiwanese Coral Snake, (Sauter's Coral Snake)

Taiwanische Korallenotter, (Sauters Korallenotter)

Taiwansk Koralslange

1913 Oligodon sauteri Steindachner
Hemibungarus sauteri Maki 1931
Calliophis japonicus sauteri Loveridge 1946
Calliophis sauteri Klemmer 1963
Hemibungarus japonicus sauteri Golay & al. 1993
Sinomicrurus sauteri Slowinski, Boundy & Lawson 2001
1920 Hemibungarus matsudai Oshima (syn. Golay & al. 1993; Zhao & Adler 1993)
1930 Calliophis hatori Takahashi (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021)
Hemibungarus sauteri hatorii Maki 1931
Calliophis sauteri hatori Klemmer 1963
Hemibungarus hatorii Ota, Ito & Lin 1999
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.


Sinomicrurus swinhoei

Swinhoe's Taiwanese Coral Snake, (Swinhoe's Temperate Asian Coral Snake)

Swinhoes Korallenotter

Swinhoes Koralslange

1912 Calliophis swinhoei Van Denburgh
Calliophis maclellandii swinhoei Klemmer 1963
Micrurus macclellandi swinhoei Welch 1994
Sinomicrurus macclellandi swinhoei Nguyen & al. 2009
Sinomicrurus swinhoei Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021
1912 Callophis formosensis Thompson (syn. Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021)
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.