Hydrophis
| Hydrophis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Annulated sea snake, H. cyanocinctus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 |
| Species | |
|
35, See text | |
Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes. They are typically found in Indo-Australian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, around 35 species are recognized.[1]
Systematics and classification
There are more than 30 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 | W. Peters, 1873 | 0 | ||
| H. brooki | 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. donaldi[2] | Ukuwela, K. Sanders & B. Fry, 2012 |
Northern Australia | ||
| 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 | Lake Taal, Philippines | |
| H. sibauensis | A. Rasmussen, Auliya & W. Böhme, 2001 |
0 | ||
| H. spiralis | (Shaw, 1802) | 0 | yellow sea snake | |
| 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 | ||
[3] *) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hydrophis.
See also
- Sea snake
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hydrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ↑ "Spiny, Venomous New Sea Snake Discovered—"Something Special"". Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/snakes/marine/marine.htm (downloaded Feb. 18,2010.)
Further reading
- Zug, George R.; Laurie J. Vitt & Janalee P. Caldwell (May 2001). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (Second Edition ed.). Academic Press. p. 630 p. ISBN 0-12-782622-X.
- Uetz, Peter (2007-08-24). "Family Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes, and seasnakes etc.)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
External links
- Hydrophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2007.