Family Elapidae Boié 1827 (snake)
PaleoDB taxon number: 38153
Alternative spelling: Elapinae
Full reference: F. Boié. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg. 1820. Erste Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6/7):508-566
Parent taxon: Colubroidea according to O. W. M. Kuhn 1966
Sister taxa: Colubridae, Crotalidae, Headonophis, Procerophis, Renenutet, Rhabdosomidae, Russellopheidae, Vectophis, Viperidae
Subtaxa: Austrelaps, Elaps, Hydrophiinae, Laticaudinae, Micrurus, Naja, Najinae, Notechis, Protropidonotus, Protropidonotus neglectus, Pseudechis, Sinomicrurus
Type: Elaps
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore