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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 12th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [marine species]
Bibliography of the genus Ephalophis
Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [marine species]








Genus
Ephalophis

Broome Thick-tailed Sea Snake

Dickschwanz-Seeschlange

Tykhalet Havslange

1931 Ephalophis Smith (type species: Ephalophis greyi Smith 1931)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Ephalophis.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Ephalophis greyae

Broome Thick-tailed Sea Snake, Northwestern Mangrove Sea Snake, Mud Sea Snake, (Grey's Sea Snake)

Dickschwanz-Seeschlange

Tykhalet Havslange

1931 Ephalophis greyi Smith [incorrect original spelling]
Ephalophis greyae Shea 1996 [justified emendation]

Remarks: David & Ineich (1999) considered Shea's (1996) emendation of the spelling of the specific epithet to greyae as unjustified.
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).