Elapidae

family of snakes
Taxon taxon Q186554
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Elapidae

Summary

Elapidae is a taxon[1]. Elapidae ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month, #890 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elapidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Elapidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Elapidae belongs to the parent taxon Elapoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Elapidae is Elapidae[6].
  • Elapidae's Commons category is recorded as Elapidae[7].
  • Elapidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elapidae[8].
  • Elapidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q8946692[9].
  • Elapidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Elapidae[10].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[17].
  • Elapidae's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • Elapidae's this taxon is source of is recorded as Elapid venoms[19].
  • Elapidae's this taxon is source of is recorded as snake venom[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Elapidae is Elapidae[6]. Elapidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Elapidae belongs to the parent taxon Elapoidea[5].

Identifiers

Elapidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 30403[21]. Elapidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8602[22]. Elapidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1716[23]. Elapidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9455[24]. Elapidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174348[25].

Why It Matters

Elapidae ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month, #890 of 195,241).[2] Elapidae has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Elapidae is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Elapoidea
    Taxon rank family
    Instance of taxon
    Wikidata description family of snakes
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