Species Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012
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CAVS: 5223
Species Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012
- Aipysurus mosaicus Sanders, K.L., Rasmussen, A.R., Elmberg, J., Mumpuni, Guinea, M., Blias,P., Lee, M.S.Y. & Fry, B.G. 2012. Aipysurus mosaicus, a new species of egg-eating sea snake (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae), with a redescription of Aipysurus eydouxii (Gray, 1849). Zootaxa 3431: 1-18 [7].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA R65222 small adult male, Gulf of Carpentaria near Weipa, Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA R23493 adult female, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Aipysurus eydouxii Gray, 1849 [misidentification, Australian records referable to A. mosaicus, see Sanders et al. (2012)].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also New Guinea, Indo-Malayan Archipelago
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 20-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Feb-2023 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 23-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Nov-2012 | ADDED |