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Aipysurus duboisii BAVAY, 1869

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Higher TaxaElapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Reef shallows seasnake 
SynonymAipysurus duboisii BAVAY 1869: 33
Aipysurus australis SAUVAGE 1877: 114
Aipysurus australis — BOULENGER 1896
Pelagophis lubricus PETERS & DORIA 1878
Aipysurus australis — WALL 1909: 189
Aipysurus duboisii — SMITH 1974: 99
Aipysurus duboisii — COGGER 1983: 242
Aipysurus duboisii — COGGER 2000: 701
Aipysurus duboisii — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Aipysurus duboisii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 22 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia), Timor Sea (Indonesia),
New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Lifou (= Lifu), S Papua New Guinea

Type locality: Lifu (as Lifou), Loyalty Ils., New Caledonia.

Type locality:  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MMBR (Marine Museum Brest, fide Smith 1926).
Holotype: MNHP (not found), from Australia [Aipysurus australis].
Holotype: MSNG 30765 (given as MCG), from Yule Is., Papua New Guinea (erroneously referred to Aipysurus laevis by Capocaccia 1961). [Pelagophis lubricus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1109 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! Synonymy after COGGER 1983.

Habitat: marine. 
EtymologyNamed after Charles Frederic Dubois (1804-1867), Belgian naturalist. 
References
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