Emydocephalus ijimae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Emydocephalus
- Species
- Emydocephalus ijimae
- Scientific Name
- Emydocephalus ijimae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Emydocephalus ijimae
Emydocephalus ijimae, commonly known as Ijima's sea snake and turtlehead sea snake, is a species of snake in the family Elapidae. The species occurs in East Asia, in the shallow coastal waters of the north-western Pacific Ocean. E. ijimae feeds exclusively on the eggs of coral reef fishes, which makes it an important predator for maintaining a healthy coral reef ecosystem.
...Emydocephalus ijimae in languages:
- Chinese
- 飯島氏海蛇
- English
- Ijima's Sea Snake
- English
- Turtlehead Sea Snake
- Japanese
- イイジマウミヘビ
- Russian
- Азиатский черепахоголов
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