Emydocephalus ijimae

Emydocephalus ijimae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Emydocephalus
Species: Emydocephalus ijimae

Name

Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898: 223

Type locality: "the Riu-Kiu Sea"; Japan.

Eponymy: I. Ijima [Stejneger, 1898: 223]

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1898. On a Collection of Batrachians and Reptiles from Formosa and Adjacent Islands. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan 12: 215–225. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Emydocephalus ijimae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 March 2020.
• IUCN: Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: Ijima's Sea Snake
• 日本語: イイジマウミヘビ
• 中文: 飯島氏海蛇

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