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Hydrophis
Annulated sea snake, H. cyanocinctus
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Hydrophis

Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801

Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes in the family Hydrophiidae. They are typically found in Indoaustralian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, 34 species are recognized.[1] The genus is also sometimes classified as a member of the family Elapidae in some classification schemes. Hydrophiidae in this case, is relegated to subfamily status as Hydrophiinae.

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
H. belcheri (Gray, 1849) 0
H. bituberculatus Peters, 1873 0
H. brookii Günther, 1872 0
H. caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. cantoris Günther, 1864 0
H. coggeri (Kharin, 1984) 0
H. cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803 0
H. czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984) 0
H. elegans (Gray, 1842) 0
H. fasciatus (Schneider, 1799) 0
H. gracilis (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. inornatus (Gray, 1849) 0
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
H. major (Shaw, 1802) 0
H. mamillaris (Daudin, 1803) 0
H. melanocephalus Gray, 1849 0
H. melanosoma Günther, 1864 0
H. nigrocinctus Daudin, 1803 0
H. obscurus Daudin, 1803 0
H. ornatus (Gray, 1842) 1
H. pacificus Boulenger, 1896 0
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
H. walli (Kharin, 1989) 0

*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hydrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 7 September. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

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