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 Peters' Sea Snake Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, Thailand)
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.

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