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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Reptilia (class) » Squamata (order) » (family)
CAAB Code: | 39 125023 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | Previous records of this species from Australian waters were misidentifications of other species. However, as it definitely does occur in the Gulf of Papua, its' presence in Australian waters may be confirmed in the future. See Rasmussen et al, 2014. | ||||
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Record source: | Stanger, M. Clayton, M. Schodde, R. Wombey, J. Mason, I., 1998, CSIRO list of Australian vertebrates: a reference with conservation status. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC. 123pp. |
Scientific Name verified against: | Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L., Amey, A.P., 2014. Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) - a review with an updated identification key., Zootaxa, Vol. 3869(4): 351-371. . dx.doi.org/10.11464/zootaxa.3869.4.1 doi:10.11464/zootaxa.3869.4.1 |