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Mosaic sea snake

mosaic sea snake (Aipysurus mosaicus)
Weipa, Queensland
Photo © Ray Lloyd
Aipysurus mosaicus - Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012
Pronunciation    moe-SAY-i-kuss
Etymology  Aipysurus: 'high tail'.
mosaicus: "from the Latin mosaicus in reference to the mosaic-like pattern of dark and light scales arranged in irregularly staggered cross-bands."1
Other names  Aipysurus eydouxii 
 
Total length
Species avg: 110 cm
Reproduction
Live-bearing
Litter size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
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