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Taxonomy of the genus Aipysurus Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [marine species]

Bibliography of the genus
Aipysurus (Olive Sea Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae [marine species])

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Aipysurus in general

Berry, P.F. 1986. Faunal surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, north western Australia. Part 8. Insects, reptiles, birds and seagrasses. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 25: 105-106.

Kharin, V.E. 1981. A review of sea-snakes of the genus Aipysurus (Serpentes, Hydrophilidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 60(2): 257-264.

Aipysurus apraefrontalis

D'Anastasi, B.R.; Herwerden, L. van; Hobbs, J.A.; Simpfendorfer, C.A.; Lukoschek, V. 2016. New range and habitat records for threatened Australian sea snakes raise challenges for conservation. Biological Conservation 194: 66-70.

Sanders, K.L.; Schroeder, T.; Guinea, M.L.; Rasmussen, A.R. 2015. Molecules and morphology reveal overlooked populations of two presumed extinct Australian Sea Snakes (Aipysurus: Hydrophiinae). PLoS ONE 10(2): e0115679.

Aipysurus duboisi

Marcos, L.A.; Lanyon, J.M. 2004. Dietary and morphometric analysis of three sea snake species caught as a single trawl by-catch assemblage around the Swain's Reefs, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 111: 63-71.

Minton, S.A.; Dunson, W.W. 1985. Sea snakes collected at Chesterfield Reefs, Coral Sea. Atoll Research Bulletin 292: 101-108.

Aipysurus eydouxii

Li, M.; Fry, B.G.; Kini, R.M. 2005. Eggs-only diet: its implications for the toxin profile changes and ecology of the marbled sea snake (Aipysurus eydouxii). Journal of Molecular Evolution 60(1): 81-89.

McCarthy, C.J. 1987. Adaptations of sea snakes that eat fish eggs; with a note on the throat musculature of Aipysurus eydouxi (Gray, 1849). Journal of Natural History 21(5): 1119-1128.

Sanders, K.L.; Rasmussen, A.R.; Elmberg, J.; Mumpuni; Guinea, M.; Blias, P.; Lee, M.S.Y.; Fry, B.G. 2012. Aipysurus mosaicus, a new species of egg-eating sea snake (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), with a redescription of Aipysurus eydouxii (Gray, 1849). Zootaxa 3431: 1-18.

Voris, H.K. 2017. Diversity of marine snakes on trawling grounds in the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. Tropical Natural History 17(2): 65–87.

Aipysurus foliosquama

D'Anastasi, B.R.; Herwerden, L. van; Hobbs, J.A.; Simpfendorfer, C.A.; Lukoschek, V. 2016. New range and habitat records for threatened Australian sea snakes raise challenges for conservation. Biological Conservation 194: 66-70.

Sanders, K.L.; Schroeder, T.; Guinea, M.L.; Rasmussen, A.R. 2015. Molecules and morphology reveal overlooked populations of two presumed extinct Australian Sea Snakes (Aipysurus: Hydrophiinae). PLoS ONE 10(2): e0115679.

Aipysurus fuscus

Sanders, K.L.; Rasmussen, A.R.; Guinea, M.L. 2014. High rates of hybridisation reveal fragile reproductive barriers between endangered Australian sea snakes. Biological Conservation 171: 200-208.

Aipysurus laevis

Burns, G.; Heatwole, H. 1998. Home range and habitat use of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis, on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Herpetology 32(3): 350-358.

Burns, G.; Heatwole, H. 2000. Growth, sexual dimorphism, and population biology of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis, on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(3): 289-300.

Burns, G.W. 1985. The female reproductive cycle of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis (Hydrophiidae). pp. 339-341. In: Grigg, G., Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons & Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton, New South Wales. 527 pp.

Lukoschek, V.; Heatwole, H.; Grech, A.; Burns, G.; Marsh, H. 2007. Distribution of two species of sea snakes, Aipysurus laevis and Emydocephalus annulatus, in the southern Great Barrier Reef: metapopulation dynamics, marine protected areas and conservation. Coral Reefs 26(2): 291-307.

Lukoschek, V.; Waycott, M.; Keogh, J.S. 2008. Relative information content of polymorphic microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for inferring dispersal and population genetic structure in the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis. Molecular Ecology 17(13): 3062-3077.

Lukoschek, V.; Waycott, M.; Marsh, H. 2007. Phylogeography of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis (Hydrophiinae) indicates Pleistocene range expansion around northern Australia but low contemporary gene flow. Molecular Ecology 16(16): 3406-3422.

Minton, S.A.; Dunson, W.W. 1985. Sea snakes collected at Chesterfield Reefs, Coral Sea. Atoll Research Bulletin 292: 101-108.

Udyawer, V.; Cappo, M.; Simpfendorfer, C.A.; Heupel, M.R.; Lukoschek, V. 2014. Distribution of sea snakes in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: observations from 10 yrs of baited remote underwater video station (BRUVS) sampling. Coral Reefs 33(3): 777-791.

Zimmerman, K.D.; Gates, G.R.; Heatwole, H. 1990. Effects of venom of the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis, on the behaviour and ventilation of three species of prey fish. Toxicon 28(12): 1469-1478.

Zimmerman, K.D.; Heatwole, H.; Davies, H.I. 1992. Survival times and resistance to sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) venom by five species of prey fish. Toxicon 30(3): 259-264.

Zimmerman, K.D.; Shohet, D. 1994. Observations on newborn olive sea snakes, Aipysurus laevis, and resulting divisions of its life cycle. The Snake 26(1): 51-56.

Aipysurus mosaicus

Lillywhite, H.B.; Heatwole, H.; Sheehy, C.M. 2015. Dehydration and drinking behavior in true sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae: Hydrophiini). Journal of Zoology (London) 296(4): 261-269.

Sanders, K.L.; Rasmussen, A.R.; Elmberg, J.; Mumpuni; Guinea, M.; Blias, P.; Lee, M.S.Y.; Fry, B.G. 2012. Aipysurus mosaicus, a new species of egg-eating sea snake (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), with a redescription of Aipysurus eydouxii (Gray, 1849). Zootaxa 3431: 1-18.

Aipysurus pooleorum

Aubret, F. 2006. Natural history notes: Aipysurus pooleorum (Shark Bay Sea Snake). Avian predation. Herpetological Review 37(1): 93.

Aipysurus tenuis

Kharin, V.E.; Czeblukov, V.P. 2006. On a new record of a poorly known and rare sea snake Aipysurus tenuis Lönnberg et Andersson, 1913 (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae) in the waters of Australia. Russian Journal of Marine Biology 32(3): 194-197.