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Reef Shallows Sea Snake

Aipysurus duboisii

Classification

Order
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Family
Elapidae

Aipysurus duboisii, also known commonly as Dubois' sea snake and the reef shallows sea snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. Its geographic range includes Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and the northern, eastern, and western coastal areas of Australia, that is the Coral Sea, Arafura Sea, Timor Sea, and Indian Ocean. It lives to depths of 80 m (262 ft) in coral reef flats, sandy and silty sediments, which contain seaweed, invertebrates and corals or sponges that can serve as shelter.

Distribution

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