Emydocephalus ijimae

Emydocephalus ijimae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Emydocephalus
Species: E. ijimae
Binomial name
Emydocephalus ijimae
Stejneger, 1898

Emydocephalus ijimae, called commonly the turtlehead sea snake, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to East Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, ijimae, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Isao Ijima (1861–1921).[2]

Geographic range

E. ijimae is found on the coasts of China, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), and Taiwan.[1][3]

Reproduction

E. ijimae is viviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lukoschek V, Sanders K (2010). "Emydocephalus ijimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emydocephalus ijimae, p. 129).
  3. 1 2 Emydocephalus ijimae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2016.

Further reading

  • Stejneger L (1898). "On a Collection of Batrachians and Reptiles from Formosa and Adjacent Islands". J. College Sci., Imperial Univ. Tokyo 12 (3): 215-225. (Emydocephalus ijimae, new species, p. 223).
  • Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Emydocephalus ijimae, pp. 413-417, Figures 334-337).


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