Aipysurus | |
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Aipysurus laevis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
Genus: |
Aipysurus Lacépède, 1804 |
Aipysurus is a genus of venomous sea snakes found in warm seas from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Nine species are recognized.
*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical race).
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Aipysurus.