Aipysurus laevis

Aipysurus laevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Aipysurus
Species: Aipysurus laevis

Name

Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804: 210

• Neotype: WAM 22384, adult ♀. [designated by Smith (1974: 99)]
• Type locality: “Locker Island, off Onslow (Lat. 21°44’S, Long. 114°46’E), Western Australia” via neotype designation by Smith (1974: 99).

References

Primary references

• Lacépède, B.G. 1804. Mémoire sur plusieurs animaux de la Nouvelle-Hollande dont la description n’a pas encore été publiée. Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle 4: 184–211. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aipysurus laevis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2019.
• Lukoschek, V., Courtney, T., Milton, D. & Guinea, M. 2010. IUCN: Aipysurus laevis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176704A7286736. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176704A7286736.en

Vernacular names

English: Olive-brown Sea Snake

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