Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 12th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Emydocephalus
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Turtle-headed Sea Snakes
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Schildkrötenkopf-Seeschlangen
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Skildpaddehovedede Havslanger
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1869 |  |
Emydocephalus Krefft (type species: Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft 1869) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 2 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, SW. Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Western Australia),
Fiji,
Indonesia
(Java,
Western New Guinea),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands,
Sakishima Islands,
Satsunan Islands]),
New Caledonia
(incl.
Grande Terre,
Loyalty Islands),
Philippines
(Panglao),
Taiwan,
Vietnam.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Emydocephalus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Emydocephalus annulatus
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Annulated Turtle-headed Sea Snake, Ringed Turtle-headed Sea Snake
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Gebänderte Schildkrötenkopf-Seeschlange
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Båndet Skildpaddehovedet Havslange
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1869 | |
Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft |
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Aipysurus annulatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Ephalophis annulatus Koba 1973 |
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1869 | |
Aipysurus chelonicephalus Bavay (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1869 | |
Emydocephalus tuberculatus Krefft (Golay & al. 1993) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Western Australia),
Fiji,
Indonesia
(Java,
Western New Guinea),
New Caledonia
(incl.
Grande Terre,
Loyalty Islands),
Philippines
(Panglao),
Vietnam.
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Emydocephalus ijimae
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Japanese Turtle-headed Sea Snake, (Ijima's Turtle-headed Sea Snake)
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Japanische Schildkrötenkopf-Seeschlange
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Japansk Skildpaddehovedet Havslange
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1898 | |
Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger |
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Laticauda ijimae Okada 1932 |
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Emydocephalus annulatus ijimae Koba 1959 |
Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands
[Okinawa Islands,
Sakishima Islands,
Satsunan Islands]),
Taiwan.
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Emydocephalus orarius
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Western Australian Turtle-headed Sea Snake
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Westaustralische Schildkrötenkopf-Seeschlange
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Vestaustralsk Skildpaddehovedet Havslange
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2020 | |
Emydocephalus orarius Nankivell, Goiran, Hourston, Shine, Rasmussen, Thomson & Sanders |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Emydocephalus szczerbaki
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Vietnamese Turtle-headed Sea Snake
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Vietnamesische Schildkrötenkopf-Seeschlange
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Vietnamesisk Skildpaddehovedet Havslange
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2011 | |
Emydocephalus szczerbaki Dotsenko |
Remarks:
Not mentioned by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014).
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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