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*[[:fr:Coleman Jett Goin|Goin CJ]], [[Olive Lynda Bown Goin|Goin OB]], [[:de:George Robert Zug|Zug GR]] (1978). ''Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition''. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. {{ISBN|0-7167-0020-4}}. (Genus ''Emydocephalus'', p. 332). |
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*[[Gerard Krefft|Krefft G]] (1869). ''The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrative and Descriptive Catalogue of All the Known Species''. Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer. xxv + 100 pp. + Plates I-XII. (''Emydocephalus'', new genus, p. 92). |
*[[Gerard Krefft|Krefft G]] (1869). ''The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrative and Descriptive Catalogue of All the Known Species''. Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer. xxv + 100 pp. + Plates I-XII. (''Emydocephalus'', new genus, p. 92). |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869 [1] |
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Three recognized species, see article. | |
Emydocephalus is a genus of sea snakes in the family Elapidae. Unlike most sea snakes, all species of Emydocephalus lack both teeth and venom because their diet consists almost entirely of fish eggs.
Geographic range
Species of the genus Emydocephalus are found in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.[2]
Species
Emydocephalus has three recognized species.
- Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869
- Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898
- Emydocephalus szczerbaki Dotsenko, 2011
References
- ^ "Emydocephalus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ Genus Emydocephalus at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Genus Emydocephalus, p. 332).
- Krefft G (1869). The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrative and Descriptive Catalogue of All the Known Species. Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer. xxv + 100 pp. + Plates I-XII. (Emydocephalus, new genus, p. 92).