Emydocephalus

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus:
Species (3): E. annulatus – E. ijimae – E. orarius
Name
Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869: 321
- Type species: Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869, by subsequent monotypy.
References
Primary references
- Krefft, G. 1869. Descriptions of new Australian Snakes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869: 318–322. BHL
Additional references
- Nankivell, J.H., Goiran, C., Hourston, M., Shine, R., Rasmussen, A.R., Thomson, V.A. & Sanders, K.L. 2020. A new species of turtle-headed sea Snake (Emydocephalus: Elapidae) endemic to Western Australia. Zootaxa 4758(1): 141–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.1.6
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Emydocephalus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: Turtlehead Sea Snakes