Emydocephalus szczerbaki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

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

• Status:   junior subjective synonym  

Name

Emydocephalus szczerbaki Dotsenko, 2011

• Holotype: NMNHU 27.
• Type locality: “Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam”.
• Synonymised with Emydocephalus annulatus Krefft, 1869, by Nankivell, Goiran, Hourston, Shine, Rasmussen, Thomson & Sanders (2020: 142).

References

Primary references

• Dotsenko, I.B. 2011. [Emydocephalus szczerbaki sp. n. (Serpentes, Elapidae, Hydrophiinae) ― a new species of the turtleheaded sea snake genus from Vietnam]. Zbirnik prats’ zoologichnogo museyu 41: 128–138.
• Nankivell, J.H., Goiran, C., Hourston, M., Shine, R., Rasmussen, A.R., Thomson, V.A. & Sanders, K.L. 2020. A new species of turtle-headed sea Snake (Emydocephalus: Elapidae) endemic to Western Australia. Zootaxa 4758(1): 141–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.1.6 Reference page.