Species Ephalophis greyae Smith, 1931
Mangrove Sea Snake
- Ephalophis greyi Smith, M.A. 1931. Description of a new genus of sea snake from the coast of Australia, with a note on the structure providing for complete closure of the mouth in aquatic snakes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1931: 397-398 [397, pl. 1].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.6.92, Cape Boileau, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Derby south to Shark Bay, WA
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28)
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, estuary, inshore, predator, sub-littoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Perennially active, viviparous.
General References
Cogger, H.G. 1975. The sea snakes of Australia and New Guinea. pp. 59-139 in Dunson, W. (ed.). The Biology of Sea Snakes. Baltimore : University Park Press. (taxonomy)
McDowell, S.B. 1969. Notes on the Australian sea-snake Ephalophis greyi M. Smith (1969) (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) and the origin and classification of sea-snakes. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 48: 333-349 (taxonomy)
McDowell, S.B. 1974. Additional notes on the rare and primitive sea snake, Ephalophis greyi. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 32: 195-247 (taxonomy)
Smith, M.A. 1926. Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp. (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [46] (Mangrove Sea Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 05-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 31-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |