Emydocephalus ijimae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Emydocephalus |
| Species: | E. ijimae
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| Emydocephalus ijimae Stejneger, 1898
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Emydocephalus ijimae, called commonly the turtlehead sea snake, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to East Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, ijimae, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Isao Ijima (1861–1921).[2]
Geographic range
E. ijimae is found on the coasts of China, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), and Taiwan.[1][3]
Reproduction
E. ijimae is viviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b Lukoschek V, Sanders K (2010). "Emydocephalus ijimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Emydocephalus ijimae, p. 129).
- ^ a b Emydocephalus ijimae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2016.
Further reading
- Stejneger L (1898). "On a Collection of Batrachians and Reptiles from Formosa and Adjacent Islands". J. College Sci., Imperial Univ. Tokyo 12 (3): 215-225. (Emydocephalus ijimae, new species, p. 223).
- Stejneger L (1907). Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. United States National Museum Bulletin 58. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. xx + 577 pp. (Emydocephalus ijimae, pp. 413-417, Figures 334-337).
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