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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Reptiles > Snakes > Alethinophidia > Elapidae > Bungarus
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Animal Population Groups > Animals, Poisonous > Venomous Snakes > Elapidae > Bungarus
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Reptiles > Snakes > Venomous Snakes > Elapidae > Bungarus

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Bungarus  

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Entry terms

  • Krait
  • Kraits

Note

  • a genus of poisonous snakes

Scope note

  • A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily Elapinae of the family ELAPIDAE. They comprise the kraits. Twelve species are recognized and all inhabit southeast Asia. They are considered extremely dangerous. (Moore: Poisonous Snakes of the World, 1980, p120)

History note

  • 94

In other languages

  • kraitit

    Finnish

  • Bungarus
  • kraittien käärmesuku
  • kraittien suku
  • Bungarus

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017838

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