Grey's mudsnake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: |
Ephalophis M.A. Smith, 1931 |
Species: | E. greyae
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Binomial name | |
Ephalophis greyae
M.A. Smith, 1931
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Synonyms [2] | |
Grey's mudsnake (Ephalophis greyae), also known commonly as Grey's sea snake, the mangrove seasnake, and the north-western mangrove sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Australia. [3]
Its specific name, greyae, has also been spelled greyi; however, it was named after a Beatrice Grey who collected the holotype, [4] necessitating a feminine possessive.
E. greyae is found along the northwestern coast of the Australian state of Western Australia, from Shark Bay to Kimberley Region. [1]
The preferred natural habitats of E. greyae are mud flats, salt flats, the marine intertidal zone, and the marine neritic zone, to a depth of 10 m (33 ft). [1]
A small species of sea snake, E. greyae may attain a total length (including tail) of 66 cm (26 in). [2]
E. greyae preys upon fishes, especially gobies and their eggs. [1]
E. greyae is viviparous. [2]
Grey's mudsnake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: |
Ephalophis M.A. Smith, 1931 |
Species: | E. greyae
|
Binomial name | |
Ephalophis greyae
M.A. Smith, 1931
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Grey's mudsnake (Ephalophis greyae), also known commonly as Grey's sea snake, the mangrove seasnake, and the north-western mangrove sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Australia. [3]
Its specific name, greyae, has also been spelled greyi; however, it was named after a Beatrice Grey who collected the holotype, [4] necessitating a feminine possessive.
E. greyae is found along the northwestern coast of the Australian state of Western Australia, from Shark Bay to Kimberley Region. [1]
The preferred natural habitats of E. greyae are mud flats, salt flats, the marine intertidal zone, and the marine neritic zone, to a depth of 10 m (33 ft). [1]
A small species of sea snake, E. greyae may attain a total length (including tail) of 66 cm (26 in). [2]
E. greyae preys upon fishes, especially gobies and their eggs. [1]
E. greyae is viviparous. [2]