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PHOTOGRAPHY: REPTILIA: CAENOPHIDIA 2

CAENOPHIDIA 2
ADVANCED SNAKES
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The medically important fixed front-fanged venomous Elapidae have been allocated a separate page of their own. They are now considered closest to the Lampropeltiidae, with which they share the Elapoidea.

Legend:
Photographic locality. Wherever possible precidence is given to wild specimens from known localitions, wherein the 'photographic locality' relates to the origin of the photographed specimens, rather than the taxon's entire range. The only exceptions are indicated by (captive) or (preserved specimen). These are either specimens photographed in captivity, where the locality given is a general distribution for the taxon, or preserved specimens photographed as biological voucher specimens.

Column D1. Digitized images - the bulk of the library consists of 35mm transparencies (mostly Kodachrome or Velvia) which are gradually being digitized [using Nikon CoolScan 4000 or Plustek OpticFilm 7600i] and stored on hard disc. 'X' indicates that digitized images are available, '[]' indicates that the transparencies of this taxon have yet to be digitized.

Column D2. Digital images - since 2005 digital images have also been taken [using Canon EOS 30D, 40D or 7D]. 'X' indicates that digital images are available in addition to digitized images for this taxon.

 

ELAPIDAE
COBRAS & THEIR ALLIES

The Elapidae has been variously arranged but the current phylogeny splits it into two subfamilies: the Elapinae of America, Africa and Asia (approximately 155 species) and the Hydrophiinae of Australasia and the Pacific, which includs the marine seasnakes and sea kraits (approximately 192 species). The photo library contains ten genera and 45 species (47 taxa) from the Elapinae and 25 genera with 55 species (57 taxa) from the Hydrophiinae.

Elapinae
American & Afro-Asian elapids
Hydrophiinae
Australasian elapids
ZAIRE BURROWING COBRA
Naja multifasciata duttoni
Central Africa
NEW GUINEA SMALL-EYED SNAKE Micropechis ikaheka
Kaviak, Karkar Is., Madang Prov.,
Papua New Guinea
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Elapinae Cobras, mambas, kraits & coralsnakes Photographed specimen: D1. D2.
Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus South African coralsnake S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus Namibian coralsnake Namibia (captive) X  
Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius Transvaal shield-nose snake S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Bungarus caeruleus Common krait Nepal, Sri Lanka X  
Bungarus candidus Malayan krait SE.Asia (captive) X  
Bungarus ceylonicus Sri Lankan krait Sri Lanka X  
Bungarus fasciatus Banded krait India (Orissa) X  
Dendroaspis angusticeps Eastern green mamba S.Africa (Limpopo) X  
Dendroaspis polylepis Black mamba S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo) X  
Dendroaspis viridis Western green mamba W.Africa (captive) X  
Elapsoidea boulengeri Zambesi garter snake S.Africa (Limpopo) X  
Elapsoidea guentherii Günther's garter snake S.Africa (captive) X  
Hemachatus haemachatus Rinkhals S.Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus Sonoran coralsnake USA (Arizona) X X
Micrurus alleni Allen's coralsnake Costa Rica X  
Micrurus averyi Black-headed coralsnake Brazil (Amazonas) X  
Micrurus corallinus Painted coralsnake Brazil (Sao Paulo) X  
Micrurus fulvius Eastern coralsnake USA (Texas) X  
Micrurus hemprichii hemprichii Hemprich's coral snake Brazil (Roraima) X  
Micrurus lemniscatus diutus Central Amazonian ribbon coralsnake Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas) X  
Micrurus nigrocinctus divaricatus Central American coralsnake Honduras (Gracios a Dios) (pres. spec.) X  
Micrurus psyches psyches Daudin's coralsnake Brazil (Amazonas) X  
Micrurus spixii spixii Amazonian coralsnake Brazil (Amazonas) X  
Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis Aquatic coralsnake Brazil (Amazonas) X  
Micrurus tener tener Texas coralsnake USA (Texas) X  
Naja annulata stormsi Storm's water cobra Zambia (preserved specimen) X  
Naja annulifera Snouted cobra S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Naja arabica Arabian cobra UAE (captive) X X
Naja atra Chinese cobra Asia (captive) X  
Naja haje Egyptian cobra N.Africa (captive) X  
Naja kaouthia Thai monocled cobra India (Orissa) X  
Naja melanoleuca Forest cobra Cameroon (Southwest), Zambia, S.Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) X  
Naja mossambica Moçambique spitting cobra S.Africa (ZwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo) X  
Naja multifasciata duttoni Burrowing cobra Congo (captive) X  
Naja naja Indian spectacled cobra Nepal, India (Karnataka, Orissa), Sri Lanka X  
Naja nigricincta nigricincta Zebra spitting cobra Namibia X X
Naja nigricincta woodi Southwestern black spitting cobra S.Africa (W.Cape) X X
Naja nigricollis Black-necked spitting cobra Africa (captive) X  
Naja nivea Cape cobra S.Africa (ZwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo) X  
Naja nubiae Nubian spitting cobra N.Africa (captive) X  
Naja oxiana Trans-Caspian cobra Asia (captive) X  
Naja pallida Sudanese red spitting cobra N.Africa (captive) X  
Naja siamensis Southern Thailand spitting cobra SE.Asia (captive) X  
Naja sputatrix Indonesian spitting cobra Indonesia (Komodo) X  
Naja sumatrana Equatorial spitting cobra SE.Asia (captive) X  
Ophiophagus hannah King cobra Malaysia, India (Orissa, Karnataka), Thailand X X
Walterinnesia aegyptica Sinai desert cobra Middle East (captive) X  
Elapinae: American & Afro-Asian elapids (above)
SOUTH AFRICAN CORALSNAKE Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus
KwaZulu-Natal, S.Africa
SRI LANKAN KRAIT
Bungarus ceylonicus
Kandy, Sri Lanka
CENTRAL AMAZONIAN RIBBON CORALSNAKE
Micrurus lemiscatus diutius
Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil
Hydrophiinae: Australasian elapids (below)
HORNED SEASNAKE
Acalyptophis peronii
Hibernia Reef, Western Australia
SMOOTH-SCALED DEATH ADDER Acanthophis laevis
Karkar Is., Madang Prov.,
Papua New Guinea
EASTERN TIGERSNAKE
Notechis scutatus scutatus
Tasmania
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Hydrophiinae (marine) Seasnakes & sea kraits      
Acalyptophis peronii Horned seasnake Australia (Qld, WA) X  
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Short-nosed seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Aipysurus duboisii Dubois' seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-scaled seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Aipysurus fuscus Dusky seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Aipysurus laevis Olive seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed seasnake Australia (WA) X  
Enhydrina schistosa Beaked seasnake Australia (Qld) X  
Hydrophis elegans Elegant seasnake Australia (Qld) X  
Lapemis hardwickii Hardwick's seasnake Australia (Qld) X  
Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped sea krait PNG (Madang), Indonesia (Krakatau), Borneo (Sabah), Timor-Leste (Oecusse) X X
Laticauda guineai Papuan sea krait PNG (Central) X  
Laticauda laticaudata Blue-banded sea krait New Caledonia X  
Laticauda saintgironsi New Caledonian sea krait New Caledonia X  
Pelamis platurus Pelagic seasnake Sri Lanka (pres. spec.) []  
Hydrophiinae (terrestrial) Australasian venomous snakes      
Acanthophis antarcticus Southern death adder Australia (captive) X  
Acanthophis laevis Smooth-scaled death adder PNG (Western, Central, Morobe, Gulf) X X
Acanthophis praelongus Northern death adder Australia (captive) X  
Acanthophis pyrrhus Desert death adder Australia (WA) X  
Acanthophis rugosus Rough-scaled death adder Indonesia (West Papua) X X
Aspidomorphus muelleri Müller's crowned snake PNG (S.Highlands, Oro) X X
Aspidomorphus schlegeli Schlegel's crowned snake Indonesia (West Papua) (pres. spec.) X  
Austrelaps labialis Pigmy copperhead Australia (captive) X  
Austrelaps superbus Lowland copperhead Australia (Tasmania) X  
Cryptophis nigrescens Eastern small-eyed snake Australia (NSW) X  
Cryptophis nigrostriatus Black-striped snake Australia (Qld), PNG (Western) (pres. spec.) X  
Cryptophis pallidiceps Carpentaria pale-headed snake Australia (NT) (pres. spec.) X  
Demansia papuensis melaena Western large black whipsnake Australia (NT) (pres. spec.) X  
Demansia psammophis psammophis Eastern yellow-cheeked whipsnake Australia (NSW) X  
Demansia psammophis cupreiceps Western yellow-cheeked whipsnake Australia (WA) X  
Demansia vestigiata Large black whipsnake PNG (Central, Western, Milne Bay) X X
Drysdalia coronoides White-lipped snake Australia (Tasmania) X  
Furina ornata Moon snake Australia (WA) X  
Furina tristis Brown-headed snake PNG (Central, Western) X  
Hoplocephalus bungaroides Broad-headed snake Australia (NSW) X  
Loveridgelaps elapoides Solomons small-eyed snake Solomons (pres. spec.) X  
Micropechis ikaheka New Guinea small-eyed snake PNG (Madang, Oro) X  
Notechis scutatus scutatus Eastern tiger snake Australia (Tasmania) X  
Oxyuranus microlepidotus Coastal taipan Australia (captive) X X
Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus Coastal taipan Australia (captive) X  
Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Papuan taipan PNG (Central, Western, Gulf, Milne Bay) X X
Parapistocalamus hedigeri Hediger's coralsnake snake PNG (N.Solomons) (pres. spec.) X  
Pseudechis australis King brownsnake Australia (WA) X  
Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake Australia (captive) X  
Pseudechis guttatus Spotted blacksnake Australia (captive) X  
Pseudechis papuanus Papuan blacksnake PNG (Western, Central) X X
Pseudechis porphyriacus Red-bellied blacksnake Australia (NSW) X  
Pseudechis rossignolii Pygmy mulga brownsnake Indonesia (West Papua) X  
Pseudonaja inframacula Peninsula brownsnake Australia (captive) X  
Pseudonaja mengdeni Gwardar Australia (WA) X  
Pseudonaja textilis Eastern brownsnake PNG (Milne Bay, Oro) X X
Suta punctata Little spotted snake Australia (WA) X  
Toxicocalamus longissimus Fergusson Island forest snake PNG (Milne Bay) (pres. spec.) X  
Toxicocalamus loriae Loria forest snake PNG (W.Highlands, S.Highlands, Morobe, Central) (pres. spec.) X  
Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus Upper Fly forest snake PNG (Western) (pres. spec.) X  
Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus Kratke Mountains snake PNG (E.Highlands) (pres. spec.) X  
Toxicocalamus stanleyanus Owen Stanley Mountains snake PNG (Central, S.Highlands) (pres. spec.) X