DeCS

Descriptor English:

Elapidae

Descriptor Spanish:

Elapidae

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Elapidae
Entry term(s)	Acanthophiinae Cobra Notechis Pseudonaja cobra elápidos serpientes elápidas
Scope note:	Familia de serpientes extremadamente venenosas que comprende la serpiente coral, la cobra, la mamba, el búngaro común y las culebras marinas. Están ampliamente distribuidas y se encuentran en el sur de Estados Unidos, América del Sur, África, sur de Asia, Australia y las Islas del Pacífico. Los elápidos comprenden tres subfamilias: Elapinae, Hydrophiinae y Lauticaudinae. Como los vipéridos, poseen dientes en la parte frontal del maxilar superior. Las mambas de África son las serpientes más peligrosas, debido a su tamaño, velocidad y alta toxicidad de su veneno. (Goin, Goin and Zung, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p 329-33).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Elapidae

Descriptor French:

Elapidae

Entry term(s):

Acanthophiinae
Cobra
Cobras
Elapid
Elapid Snake
Elapid Snakes
Elapids
Notechis
Pseudonaja
Snake, Elapid
Snakes, Elapid

Tree number(s):

B01.050.050.286.875.750
B01.050.150.900.833.672.125.875
B01.050.150.900.833.672.562.750

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017815

Scope note:

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.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology

Concept UI	M0026913
Scope note	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.
Preferred term	Elapidae
Entry term(s)	Elapid Elapid Snake Elapid Snakes Elapids Snake, Elapid Snakes, Elapid

Concept UI	M000622082
Preferred term	Cobra
Entry term(s)	Cobras

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