Aipysurus
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- Common names: (none).
Aipysurus is a genus
Genus
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of venomous
Venomous snake
"Poisonous snake" redirects here. For true poisonous snakes, see Rhabdophis.Venomous snakes are snakes which have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection of venom...
sea snakes found in warm seas from the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
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to the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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. Currently, 7 species
Species
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are recognized.
Species
| Species | Authority | Subsp.* | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. apraefrontalis | M.A. Smith, 1926 | 0 | ||
| A. duboisii Aipysurus duboisii Aipysurus duboisii or Dubois' seasnake is a species of sea snake. Their habitat includes Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern, eastern and western coastal areas of Australia, that is the Coral Sea, Arafura Sea, Timor Sea and Indian Ocean... |
Bavay, 1869 | 0 | ||
| A. eydouxii Aipysurus eydouxii Spine-tailed Seasnake Aipysurus eydouxii is a species of sea snake.This species is found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, the South China Sea,the Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Vietnam, and New Guinea.... |
(Gray John Edward Gray John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray .... , 1849) |
0 | Spine-tailed seasnake | |
| A. foliosquama | M. A. Smith, 1926 | 0 | ||
| A. fuscus | (Tschudi, 1837) | 0 | ||
| A. laevis Aipysurus laevis Aipysurus laevis is a venomous sea snake species found in mainly in the Indo-Pacific. Currently, 2 subspecies are recognized, including the typical form described here.-Description:... |
Lacépède, 1804 | 1 | Olive sea snake | |
| A. tenuis | Lonnberg & Andersson, 1913 | 0 | ||
- ) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).