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The name ''Echidna'' was also used by [[Blasius Merrem|Merrem]] in 1820 to describe the genus ''[[Bitis]]'' (a group of [[Africa]]n [[Viperinae|vipers]]), but is now listed in its synonymy.<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | The name ''Echidna'' was also used by [[Blasius Merrem|Merrem]] in 1820 to describe the genus ''[[Bitis]]'' (a group of [[Africa]]n [[Viperinae|vipers]]), but is now listed in its synonymy.<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | ||
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Echidna is a genus moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
Species
- Echidna amblyodon (Bleeker, 1856)
- Chain moray, Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795)
- Fine-speckled moray, Echidna delicatula (Kaup, 1856)
- Whiteface moray, Echidna leucotaenia Schultz, 1943
- Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
- Freckled moray, Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)
- Pebbletooth moray, Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)
- Barred moray, Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
- Echidna rhodochilus Bleeker, 1863
- Unicolor moray, Echidna unicolor Schultz, 1953
- Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859)
Taxonomy
The name Echidna was also used by Merrem in 1820 to describe the genus Bitis (a group of African vipers), but is now listed in its synonymy.[1]
Attribution
- Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.
Footnotes
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).