spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) Description
English: Acalyptus superciliosus = Acalyptus peronii
Français : Acalyptus superciliosus = Acalyptus peronii
Date 1860
Source Iconographie générale des ophidiens, vol. 40 http://www.archive.org/stream/iconographiegn40jang#page/n9/mode/2up
Author Giorgio Jan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acalyptus_superciliosus.jpg
Acalyptophis peronii, commonly known as the spiny-headed seasnake, Peron's sea snake, or the horned sea snake, is endemic to the western tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the only sea snake with spines on the head. Like other members of the family, Hydrophiidae or Elapidae, it is venomous. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Elapidae, Subfamily: Hydrophiinae, Genus: Acalyptophis, Species: Acalyptophis peronii (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853).
Synonyms
Acalyptus Peronii A.M.C. Duméril, 1853
Acalyptus superciliosus vel Peroni A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron, & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Acalyptus superciliosus — Fischer, 1856
Acalyptophis peronii — Boulenger, 1896
Pseudodisteira horrida Kinghorn, 1926
Hydrophis peronii — Sanders et al., 2012
