Aipysurus eydouxii

Aipysurus eydouxii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Aipysurus
Species:
A. eydouxii
Binomial name
Aipysurus eydouxii
(Gray, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tomogaster eydouxii
    Gray, 1849
  • Aipysurus margaritiphorus
    Bleeker, 1858
  • Aipysurus eydouxii
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Aipysurus eydouxi [sic]
    — Smedley, 1931
  • Aepyurus [sic] eydouxi
    — M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Aipysurus eydouxii
    — Cogger, 2000

Aipysurus eydouxii, commonly known as the beaded sea snake,[3] the marbled seasnake, and the spine-tailed seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. A. eydouxii is unusual amongst sea snakes in that it feeds almost exclusively on fish eggs. As part of this unusual diet, this species has lost its fangs, and the venom glands are almost entirely atrophied.

  1. ^ Guinea M, Lukoschek V, Milton D, Courtney T, Fletcher E, White M-D (2010). "Aipysurus eydouxii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176757A7298462.en. Accessed on 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ Species Aipysurus eydouxii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Das2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).