Aipysurus tenuis LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON, 1913
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Aipysurus tenuis
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Arafura Sea Snake |
| Synonym | Aipysurus tenuis LÖNNBERG & ANDERSSON 1913: 13 Aipysurus tenuis — SMITH 1974: 100 Aipysurus tenuis — COGGER 1983: 244 Aipysurus tenuis — COGGER 2000: 704 Oceanius tenuis Aipysurus tenuis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Aipysurus tenuis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 23 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia), Arafura Sea. Type locality: Cape Jaubert, near Broome, W. A. |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Syntypes: NRM (NHRM) 2400 (3 specimens) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Ventral and subcaudal counts high (187-192 and 37 respectively). (Smith 1974) Description: A moderately large species (up to 1020 mm) resembling A. laevis but much more slender, especially anteriorly. Rostral much wider than high. One preocular, postoculars 2. Frontal partly divided. Upper labials 7 or 8, often horizontally divided, especially anteriorly. Parietals irregularly divided. 2 or 3 small anterior temporals. Scale rows 19, all scales smooth and imbricate in the female; the outer three or four rows with a small tubercle in the male. Ventrals with a series of small tubercles along the free margin. Ventrals 187-192; subcaudals 37. (Smith 1974) Coloration: Light brown with dark brown spots on tips of scales forming longitudinal lines on the back and more or less distinct cross bars on sides. Belly almost unspotted. Head above dark brown. (Smith 1974) |
| Comment | Venomous! Habitat: marine. |
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