Enhydrina zweifeli
| Enhydrina zweifeli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Enhydrina |
| Species: | Enhydrina zweifeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Enhydrina zweifeli | |
Enhydrina zweifeli snakes are found from New Guinea to Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). In the past they were thought to be Enhydrina schistosa, but after DNA testing are now provisionally identified as Enhydrina zweifeli. DNA test have shown they are not related to Enhydrina schistosa.[1][2]
Enhydrina zweifeli are commonly known as the Sepik or Zweifel’s beaked seasnake. Enhydrina zweifeli is a highly venomous species of sea snake. [3]
Studied Enhydrina zweifeli have been near the mouth of Sepik River of New Guinea.[4]
References
- ↑ Ukuwela, K.D.B. et al. (online 2012): Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.031
- ↑ fox News, Deadliest sea snake splits in two, By Douglas Main,, December 11, 2012
- ↑ venomdoc.com, Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake, Enhydrina schistosa(Elapidae:Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species
- ↑ The University of Queensland, Deadly sea snake has a doppelganger, 19 November 2012
- Golay,P, H.M. SMITH, D.G. BROADLEY, J. R. DIXON, C., MCCARTHY, J. C. RAGE, B. SCHÀTTI & M.TORIBA 1993. Endoglyphs and other major venomous snakes of the world. A checklist. Aire-Genève, Azemiops S. A. Herpetological Data Center: i-xv + 1-478.
- Kharin V E 1985. A new species of sea snakes of the genus Enhydrina (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae) from waters of New Guinea. [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 64 (5): 785-787
- Kharin, Vladimir E. and Vladimir P. Czeblukov 2009. A Revision of the Sea Snakes of Subfamily Hydrophiinae. 1. Tribe Disteirini Nov. (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (3):183-202
- Sanders, K.L.; Michael S.Y. Lee, Mumpuni, Terry Bertozzi, Arne R. Rasmussen 2012. Multilocus phylogeny and recent rapid radiation of the viviparous sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66 (3): 575-591
- Ukuwela, Kanishka D.B.; Anslem de Silva, Mumpuni, Bryan G. Fry, Michael S.Y. Lee, Kate L. Sanders 2012. Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66 (1): 262-269
External links
Data related to Enhydrina schistosa at Wikispecies- Enhydrina schistosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- The Reptile House
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