Emydocephalus annulatus   Krefft, 1869

Turtle-headed seasnake

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Emydocephalus annulatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

| Squamata | Hydrophiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

Riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 1 - 15 m (Ref. 78637).  Tropical; 51°N - 58°S (Ref. 356)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Einführungen

Indo-West Pacific, Northwest Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?, range 880 - ? cm Max length : 91.0 cm SVL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 78637); common length : 90.0 cm SVL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2352)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Feeds exclusively and frequently on large numbers of eggs of small fishes such as damselfish, blennies and gobies. Moves slowly and continuously across crevices and burrows while hunting for fish nests. Only active during daylight. Locates its prey via smell rather than through visual cues (Ref. 101738).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Mating behavior: Males stimulate females during copulation with the use of their larger rostral spine.

Hauptreferenz Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2009

CITES Status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

Nutzung durch Menschen


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.6 - 29.3, mean 28.1 (based on 2331 cells).
Verwundbarkeit (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766): Unknown.