Grey's mudsnake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Grey's mudsnake |
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Ephalophis
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greyae
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Grey's mudsnake (Ephalophis greyae), also known commonly as the mangrove seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to northwestern Australia.
Etymology
Its specific name, greyae, has also been spelled greyi, however it was named after a Beatrice Grey who collected the holotype, necessitating a feminine possessive.
Reproduction
E. greyae is viviparous.
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN: 978-0643100350.
- Smith MA (1931). "Description of a new genus of sea-snake from the coast of Australia, with a note on the structures providing for complete closure of the mouth in aquatic snakes". Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Second Series 1931: 397-398. (Ephalophis greyi, new species).
- Shea, Glenn M. (1996). "Correction of the incorrect original spelling of the species name of a Hydrophiid snake". The Snake 27 (2): 157. (Ephalophis greyae, new spelling).
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