Aipysurus

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Aipysurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Aipysurus
Lacépède, 1804
Common names: (none).

Aipysurus is a genus of venomous sea snakes found in warm seas from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Currently, 7 species are recognized.[1]

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[edit] Species

Species[1] Authority[1] Subsp.*[1] Common name Geographic range
A. apraefrontalis M.A. Smith, 1926 0
A. duboisii Bavay, 1869 0
A. eydouxii (Gray, 1849) 0 Spine-tailed seasnake
A. foliosquama M. A. Smith, 1926 0
A. fuscus (Tschudi, 1837) 0
A. laevis Lacépède, 1804 1 Olive sea snake
A. tenuis Lonnberg & Andersson, 1913 0

*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Aipysurus (TSN 700201). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 20 September 2007.

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