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Acalyptophis - Boulenger, 1896

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Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) at 100 cm
 Longest Australian species: horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) at up to 123 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii)
Weipa, Queensland
Photo © Ray Lloyd
horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) distribution range map Acalyptophis peronii
Horned sea snake
Year described
(Duméril 1853)
Description

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