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Descriptor English:
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Elapidae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Elapidae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Elapidae
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Synonyms English:
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Cobra
Cobras
Elapid
Elapid Snake
Elapid Snakes
Elapids
Snake, Elapid
Snakes, Elapid
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875
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Definition English:
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A family of extremely venomous snakes which include coral snakes, cobras and sea snakes. They are widely distributed, occurring in the Southern United States, South America, Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Like viperids (VIPERIDAE), they have fangs in the front part of the upper jaw which discharge venom that is neurotoxic. |
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See Related English:
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Elapid Venoms
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History Note English:
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94
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31492
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Unique Identifier:
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D017815
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Similar:
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