Aipysurus, Lacepede, 1804
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8F80DD5E-F5FC-40DF-BCE5-C404FA7A6577 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5119909 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038F87C0-FFAC-FFC1-FF48-FA4DFA54FF4C |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Aipysurus |
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A key to the genus Aipysurus in Australia
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A At least 180 ventral scales......................................................................... A. tenuis B Less than 180 ventral scales............................................................................ 2. 2.
A Ventrals with a deep notch in the posterior border ( Fig.5 View FIGURE 5 top).................................................. 3. B Ventrals without or with only a slight median notch on the posterior border ( Fig.5 View FIGURE 5 bottom)........................... 4. 3.
A Less than 19 scale rows around midbody and without prefrontal scales ( Fig.6 View FIGURE 6 left)..................... A. apraefrontalis B At least 19 scale rows around midbody and with prefrontal scales ( Fig.6 View FIGURE 6 right).......................... A. foliosquama 4.
A All head shields symmetrical and no supralabials divided horizontally ( Fig.7 View FIGURE 7 left).......................... A. mosaicus B Head shields more or less broken up and some of the supralabials divided horizontally ( Fig.7 View FIGURE 7 right)................... 5. 5.
A All head shields broken up into small irregular scales (fig.8)............................................ A. duboisii B Only some of the head shields broken up, especially parietals.................................................. 6. 6.
A At least 155 ventrals and less than 21 scale rows around midbody......................................... A. fuscus B Less than 155 ventrals and at least 21 scale rows around midbody................................ A. laevis / pooleorum
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