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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Reptilia (class) » Squamata (order) » (family)
CAAB Code: | 39 125028 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Hydrophis ocellatus Gray, 1849 |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | Australian material of this species was previously misidentified as Hydrophis ornatus, the latter does not occur in Australian waters. | ||||||
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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 |