Animal Pictures Archive mobile
Query: SquamataResult: 396th of 482
spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii)
Subject: spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii)
Poster: Wiki Photos (---@---.---)
Acalyptus superciliosus - spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii).jpg
Resolution: 2189x1384 File Size: 346077 Bytes Upload Date: 2017:02:10 14:27:14

spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii)


Description
English: Acalyptus superciliosus = Acalyptus peronii
Français : Acalyptus superciliosus = Acalyptus peronii
Date 1860
Source Iconographie générale des ophidiens, vol. 40 http://www.archive.org/stream/iconographiegn40jang#page/n9/mode/2up
Author Giorgio Jan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acalyptus_superciliosus.jpg

Acalyptophis peronii, commonly known as the spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake, or the horned sea snake, is endemic to the western tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the only sea snake with spines on the head. Like other members of the family, Hydrophiidae or Elapidae, it is venomous. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Elapidae, Subfamily: Hydrophiinae, Genus: Acalyptophis, Species: Acalyptophis peronii (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853).
Synonyms
Acalyptus Peronii A.M.C. Duméril, 1853
Acalyptus superciliosus vel Peroni A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron, & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Acalyptus superciliosus — Fischer, 1856
Acalyptophis peronii — Boulenger, 1896
Pseudodisteira horrida Kinghorn, 1926
Hydrophis peronii — Sanders et al., 2012

Squamata
396/482
| Mobile Home | New Photos | Random | Funny | Films | Korean |
^o^ Animal Pictures Archive for smart phones ^o^