Acalyptophis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Acalyptophis
Species: A. peronii
Name

Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1869

Synonyms:
Acalyptus – Duméril, 1853 (nomen praeoccupatum),
Acolyptus – Higgins, 1873 (nomen incorrectum),
Acalyphis – Fayrer, 1877 (nomen incorrectum),
Acalyphus – Hoffmann, 1890 (nomen incorrectum),
Acatyptus – Hoffmann, 1890 (nomen incorrectum),
Agalyotophis – Maass-Berlin, 1933 (nomen incorrectum),
Acalyitephis – Briceño-Rossi, 1934 (nomen incorrectum),
Acalypthopis – Rosenfeld, 1963 (nomen incorrectum),
Acalptophis – Minton & Dunson, 1985 (nomen incorrectum).

Type species: Acalyptus peronii A.-M.-C. Duméril, 1853.

Vernacular names
English: Spiny-headed Sea Snake

References
Taylor, E.H. (1965) The serpents of Thailand and adjacent waters.
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 45(9), 609–1096,

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