![Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2015] Molecules and Morphology Reveal Overlooked Populations of Two Presumed Extinct Australian Sea Snakes; Aipysurus foliosquama & A. apraefrontalis Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2015] Molecules and Morphology Reveal Overlooked Populations of Two Presumed Extinct Australian Sea Snakes; Aipysurus foliosquama & A. apraefrontalis](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FFqkOXXYLv8/VOdkQAcmcHI/AAAAAAAApWw/IwZ4rq3Cl6U/s1600/Aipysurus_apraefrontalis-A_foliosquama-10.1371-journal.pone.0115679.jpg)
Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2015] Molecules and Morphology Reveal Overlooked Populations of Two Presumed Extinct Australian Sea Snakes; Aipysurus foliosquama & A. apraefrontalis
Australian Institute of Marine Science on Twitter: "For the last 23 years, the short-nosed sea snake was thought #extinct at #AshmoreReef – but now this lost species has been found by researchers
![Photos: Scientists also discovered a previously thought locally extinct short-nosed sea snake - Outlook Traveller Photos: Scientists also discovered a previously thought locally extinct short-nosed sea snake - Outlook Traveller](https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller//public/uploads/filemanager/images/FK210409-Dive406-Short-nose_609bd821d404b.jpg)
Photos: Scientists also discovered a previously thought locally extinct short-nosed sea snake - Outlook Traveller
![Blanche d'Anastasi | Sea Snake Queen Twitterissä: "Injured Endangered Short Nosed sea snake found by Exmouth Diving Centre, but died. Its off to @wamuseum Images: Sara Barbieri, Andrew Poisat https://t.co/A507f3zQVg" / Twitter Blanche d'Anastasi | Sea Snake Queen Twitterissä: "Injured Endangered Short Nosed sea snake found by Exmouth Diving Centre, but died. Its off to @wamuseum Images: Sara Barbieri, Andrew Poisat https://t.co/A507f3zQVg" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNeYAFlV4AQB7S7.jpg:large)