Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Aipysurus
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Olive Sea Snakes, Mighty-tailed Sea Snakes
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Olivfarbige Seeschlangen
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Oliven-havslanger
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1804 |  |
Aipysurus Lacepede (type species: Aipysurus laevis Lacepede 1804) |
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1846 | |
Hypotropis Gray (type species: Hydrus jukesii Gray 1846) |
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1849 | |
Tomogaster Dumeril & Bibron in Gray (type species: Tomogaster eydouxii Gray 1849) |
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1878 | |
Pelagophis Peters & Doria (type species: Pelagophis lubricus Peters & Doria 1878) |
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1981 | |
Smithohydrophis Kharin (type species: Aipysurus apraefrontalis Smith 1926; syn. Kharin 1981) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 5 (55.6%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto (2009) regarded Smithohydrophis as a valid genus.
Distribution:
SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, SW. Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Australia
(Ashmore & Cartier Islands,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Java,
Kai Islands,
Kalimantan,
Western New Guinea),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
West Malaysia),
New Caledonia
(incl.
Grande Terre,
Loyalty Islands),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Aipysurus apraefrontalis
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Short-nosed Sea Snake, White-spotted Sea Snake
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Kurznasen-Seeschlange
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Kortsnudet Havslange
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1926 | |
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Smith |
Remarks:
Records from Java are regarded as doubtful (David & Ineich 1999; Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
Distribution:
Australia
(Ashmore & Cartier Islands,
Western Australia).
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Aipysurus duboisi
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Reef Shallows Sea Snake, (Dubois’ Sea Snake)
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Westpazifische Riff-Seeschlange
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Vestpacifisk Rev-havslange
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1869 | |
Aipysurus duboisi Bavay |
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1877 | |
Aypysurus australis Sauvage (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1878 | |
Pelagophis lubricus Peters & Doria (Golay & al. 1993) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
Western Australia),
New Caledonia
(incl.
Grande Terre),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Aipysurus eydouxii
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White-spotted Sea Snake, Spine-tailed Sea Snake, Stagger-banded Sea Snake, Beaded Sea Snake, Marbled Sea Snake, (Eydoux's Sea Snake)
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Weissfleckiger Seeschlange
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Hvidplettet Havslange
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1849 | |
Tomogaster eydouxii Gray |
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Aipysurus eydouxii Boulenger 1896 |
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1852 | |
Thalassophis anguillaeformis Schmidt (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1852 | |
Thalassophis muraeniformis Schmidt (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1858 | |
Aipysurus margaritophorus Bleeker (Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Previously included the populations now known as mosaicus.
Records from Australia and some from southern New Guinea refer to mosaicus, however, specimens of eydouxii have been recorded as fra east as Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea.
The two species appear to be sympatric in New Guinea, but further studies are needed to clarify the extent of geographic contact
(Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012).
Records from the Philippines (e.g., Boulenger 1896) are regarded as doubtful (Herre 1942; Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012).
Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) listed eydouxii for New Caledonia, apparently in error.
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Java,
Kalimantan),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
West Malaysia),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea),
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Aipysurus foliosquama
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Leaf-scaled Sea Snake
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Blattschuppige Seeschlange
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Bladskællet Havslange
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Aipysurus foliosquama Smith |
Remarks:
Records from Java are regarded as doubtful (David & Ineich 1999; Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
Distribution:
Australia
(Ashmore & Cartier Islands).
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Aipysurus fuscus
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Dusky Sea Snake
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Braune Seeschlange, Timor-Riffschlange
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Brun Havslange
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1837 | |
Stephanohydra fusca Tschudi |
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Aipysurus fuscus Fischer 1856 |
Remarks:
Records from Java, Sulawesi and New Guinea are regarded as doubtful (David & Ineich 1999; Iskandar & Colijn 2001).
Distribution:
Australia
(Ashmore & Cartier Islands).
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Aipysurus laevis
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Olive Sea Snake, Brown Sea Snake, Olive-Brown Sea Snake, Golden Sea Snake
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Olivfarbige Seeschlange
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Almindelig Oliven-havslange
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1804 | |
Aipysurus laevis Lacepede |
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Hydrus laevis Boie 1826 |
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1846 | |
Hydrus jukesii Gray (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Hypotropis jukesii Gray 1846 |
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Aipysurus jukesii Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Aipysurus fuliginosus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Golay & al. 1993) |
Remarks:
Previously included pooleorum (e.g., Smith 1974).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Kai Islands,
New Caledonia
(incl.
Grande Terre,
Loyalty Islands),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Aipysurus laevis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aipysurus mosaicus
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Mosaic Sea Snake, Mosaic-backed Sea Snake
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Mosaik-Seeschlange
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Mosaik-havslange
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Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of eydouxii (Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Aipysurus pooleorum
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Shark Bay Sea Snake
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Shark-Bay-Seeschlange
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Shark Bay-havslange
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1974 | |
Aipysurus laevis pooleorum Smith |
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Aipysurus pooleorum Wells & Wellington 1984 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a subspecies of laevis by some authors (e.g., Cogger 1994; David & Ineich 1999), but as a separate species by others (e.g., Aplin & Smith 2001; Wilson & Swan 2010). First considered a separate species by Wells & Wellington (1984), but without discussion.
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Aipysurus tenuis
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Brown-lined Sea Snake, (Mjöberg's Sea Snake)
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Braunstreifen-Seeschlange
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Brunstribet Havslange
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Aipysurus tenuis Lönberg & Andersson |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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