Name:Microcephalophis gracilis
Alias:Graceful sea snake,Microcephalophis gracilis,Small-headed sea snake
Outline:Squamata
length:76-89cm
Weight:200-400g
Life:About 20 years
IUCN:LC
Microcephalophis gracilis, Latin name of the small-headed sea snake, is a reptile of the genus Microcephalophis in the family Elapidae.
The small-headed sea snake lives in the ocean. It is ovoviviparous. It has a very small head and feeds on long small fish and fish eggs. The venom is stronger than other sea snakes.
Listed in the "List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value under State Protection" issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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