Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Aipysurus Emydocephalus Ephalophis Hydrelaps Hydrophis Laticauda Microcephalophis Parahydrophis Africa Asia Australia Central America Malay Archipelago Middle East North America South America Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Taxonomy of the family Elapidae [marine species] Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [marine species] Bibliography of the family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) (Reptilia: Serpentes) 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. Anonymous. 1971. Channel for sea snakes. Nature (London) 232: 11-12. Anonymous. 1973. Seeschlangen im Indo-Pazifik. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 26: 321-323. Anonymous. 1975. 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