ELAPIDAE F. Boie 1827

Mccranie, James R., 2015, A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed, Zootaxa 3931 (3), pp. 352-386 : 376

FAMILY ELAPIDAE F. Boie 1827 , col. 981

(2 genera, 6 species, 1 endemic species)

Hydrophis Latreille 1801 , 193 in Sonnini & Latreille 1801b (1 species) Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus 1766, 391)

Micrurus Wagler 1824 , 48 (5 species, 1 endemic species)

Micrurus alleni K. Schmidt 1936 , 209

Micrurus browni K. Schmidt & Smith 1943 , 29. See comments for M. nigrocinctus .

Micrurus diastema (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854b, 1222). This is a poorly understood species that needs thorough study.

Micrurus nigrocinctus (Girard 1854, 226). This nominal form and the M. browni mentioned above represent a complex of cryptic species awaiting thorough study.

Micrurus ruatanus (E) (Günther 1895, 185)