Hemiaspis

Hemiaspis
Hemiaspis signata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Subfamily: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hemiaspis
Fitzinger, 1861[1]
Species

Hemiaspis is a genus of venomous snakes of the Elapidae family.[2] The genus has two described species: Hemiaspis damelii and Hemiaspis signata, both endemic to Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hemiaspis (Fitzinger, 1861)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "ITIS standard report - Hemiaspis (Fitzinger, 1861)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ^ Richard Shine (1987). "Food Habits and Reproductive Biology of Australian Snakes of the Genus Hemiaspis (Elapidae)" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 21 (1). Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: 71–74. doi:10.2307/1564381. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1564381. OCLC 51647232. Retrieved 31 July 2014.