Aipysurus foliosquama [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Aipysurus foliosquama
Aipysurus foliosquama, also known as the leaf-scaled sea snake, is a critically endangered species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to the Ashmore and Cartier Islands of Australia.
Taxonomy.
The species was first described in 1926. The combination "Smithohydrophis foliosquama" (Kharin 1981) is recognised as a synonym.
Description.
The recorded length is around 800 millimetres and coloration is purple brown.
A poorly known species, the diet is known to consist of
peronii"
- "Aipysurus apraefrontalis"
- "Aipysurus duboisii" (Dubois's Sea Snake)
- "Aipysurus eydouxii" (Spine-tailed Sea Snake)
- "Aipysurus foliosquama"
- "Aipysurus fuscus"
- "Aipysurus laevis" (Olive Sea Snake)
- "Aipysurus tenuis"
- "Astrotia stokesii"
- "Disteira kingii"
- "Disteira major"
- "Disteira stokesii"
- "Emydocephalus annulatus"
- "Ephalophis greyi"
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