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Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake
Emydocephalus orarius
Emydocephalus orarius, also known as the white-crowned sea snake or white-naped sea snake, is a species of elapid sea snake endemic to Australian waters. The specific epithet orarius (“coastal”) refers to its known habitat.
From the article Emydocephalus orarius on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The species has been recorded from soft-bottomed waters off the Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne coasts of Western Australia, including Barrow and Legendre Islands. The type locality is Shark Bay.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1119954.