Hydrophis klossi

Kloss' Sea Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae[1]
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: H. klossi
Binomial name
Hydrophis klossi
Boulenger, 1912

Kloss' Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi is a species of sea snake.[1]

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Distribution

Indian Ocean, W Malaysia, Thailand (incl. Phuket), Indonesia (Sumatra)

Etymology and taxonomic history

The snake is named after Cecil Boden Kloss (1877–1949), director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore from 1923 to 1932.

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