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Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes. They are typically found in Indoaustralian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, more than 30 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 |
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| 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. 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] | (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 | ||
| 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 |
[3] *) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 (Downladed Feb. 18,2010.)
Further reading
- Zug, George R. (May 2001). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (Second Edition ed.). Academic Press. p. 630 p. ISBN 012782622X.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - 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.