Emydocephalus
| Emydocephalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869 [1] |
| Species | |
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Three recognized species, see article. | |
Emydocephalus is a genus of sea snakes in the family Elapidae. Unlike most sea snakes, all species of Emydocephalus, although they do have fangs, lack any other teeth and venom because their diet consists almost entirely of fish eggs.
Etymology
The generic name, Emydocephalus, is from the Greek words ὲμύς (emys) meaning "turtle", and κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head".[2]
Geographic range
Species of the genus Emydocephalus are found in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.[3]
Species
Emydocephalus has three recognized species.
- Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869
- Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898
- Emydocephalus szczerbaki Dotsenko, 2011
References
- ↑ "Emydocephalus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Genus Emydocephalus, p. 413).
- ↑ Genus Emydocephalus at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Genus Emydocephalus, p. 332).
- Krefft G (1869). The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrative and Descriptive Catalogue of All the Known Species. Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer. xxv + 100 pp. + Plates I-XII. (Emydocephalus, new genus, p. 92).
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