Hydrophis

Hydrophis
Annulated sea snake, H. cyanocinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Hydrophiidae or Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801

Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes. They are typically found in Indoaustralian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, 34 species are recognized.[1]

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Systematics and classification

There are 34 recognized species in the genus Hydrophis.[1]

Species Authority Subsp.* Common name Geographic range
H. atriceps Günther, 1864 0 Black-headed Sea Snake
H. belcheri (Gray, 1849) 0 Sea Snake Queensland and New Terriitories, Australia
H. bituberculatus Peters, 1873 0
H. brookii Günther, 1872 0
H. caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) 0 Dwarf Sea Snake Queensland, Australia
H. cantoris Günther, 1864 0
H. coggeri (Kharin, 1984) 0 Slender-necked Sea Snake Western Australia
H. cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803 0
H. czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984) 0
H. elegans (Gray, 1842) 0 Elegant Sea Snake
H. fasciatus (Schneider, 1799) 0
H. gracilis (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. inornatus (Gray, 1849) 0 Plain Sea Snake Western Australia
H. kingii Boulenger, 1896 0
H. klossi Boulenger, 1912 0
H. lamberti M.A. Smith, 1917 0
H. lapemoides (Gray, 1849) 0
H. macdowelli Kharin, 1983 0 Small-headed Sea Snake Western Australia
H. major (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. mamillaris (Daudin, 1803) 0
H. melanocephalus Gray, 1849 0 Sea Snake
H. melanosoma Günther, 1864 0 Black-banded Robust Sea Snake
H. nigrocinctus Daudin, 1803 0
H. obscurus Daudin, 1803 0
H. ornatus (Gray, 1842) 1 Sea Snake
H. pacificus Boulenger, 1896 0 Large-headed Sea Snake
H. parviceps M. A. Smith, 1935 0
H. semperi Garman, 1881 0
H. sibauensis Rasmussen et al., 2001 0
H. spiralis (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. stricticollis Günther, 1864 0
H. torquatus Günther, 1864 2
H. vorisi Kharin, 1984 0 Sea Snake Torres Strait, Queensland
H. walli (Kharin, 1989) 0

[2] *) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hydrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=700227. Retrieved 7 September 2007. 
  2. ^ http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/snakes/marine/marine.htm (Downladed Feb. 18,2010.)

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