Hydrophis
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Hydrophis is a genus
of sea snakes. They are typically found in Indoaustralian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, 34 species
are recognized.
*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snakes. They are typically found in Indoaustralian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, 34 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are recognized.
Systematics and classification
There are 34 recognized species in the genus Hydrophis.| Species | Authority | Subsp.* | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. atriceps | Günther Albert C. L. G. Günther Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther , was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.... , 1864 |
0 | Black-headed Sea Snake | |
| H. belcheri Hydrophis belcheri The Faint-banded Sea snake is a species of elapid sea snake. It has a friendly temperament and would normally have to be subjected to severe mistreatment before biting... |
(Gray John Edward Gray John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray .... , 1849) |
0 | Sea Snake | Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... and New Terriitories, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| H. bituberculatus Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters' Sea Snake Hydrophis bituberculatus is a species of sea snake.Found in the Indian Ocean .-Bibliography:* Peters, W.C.H. 1872 Hr. W. Peters las über den Hydrus fasciatus Schneider und einige andere Seeschlangen. Monatsber. Akad. Berlin 1872: 855-856* Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1873 Über den... |
Peters Wilhelm Peters Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters was a German naturalist and explorer.He was assistant to Johannes Peter Müller and later curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. In September 1842 he travelled to Mozambique via Angola. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens... , 1873 |
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| H. brookii | Günther, 1872 | 0 | ||
| H. caerulescens Hydrophis caerulescens The Dwarf Seasnake is a species of sea snake.-Anatomy:Diagnostic Characters.- Scales on thickest part of body quadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 14-18 maxillary teeth behind front fangs; 2 anterior tempo-rals; scales in 31-43 rows on the neck, 38-54 around midbody... |
(Shaw George Shaw George Shaw was an English botanist and zoologist.Shaw was born at Bierton, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, receiving his M.A. in 1772. He took up the profession of medical practitioner. In 1786 he became the assistant lecturer in botany at Oxford University... , 1802) |
0 | Dwarf Sea Snake | Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| H. cantoris | Günther, 1864 | 0 | ||
| H. coggeri | (Kharin, 1984) | 0 | Slender-necked Sea Snake | Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
| H. cyanocinctus Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated Sea Snake Hydrophis cyanocinctus is a species of sea snake.-Description:Head moderate; eye shorter than its distance from the mouth in the adult... |
Daudin François Marie Daudin François Marie Daudin was a French zoologist.With legs paralyzed by childhood disease, he studied of physics and natural history, but ended up being devoted to the latter.Daudin wrote in 1799–1800... , 1803 |
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| H. czeblukovi | (Kharin, 1984) | 0 | ||
| H. elegans | (Gray, 1842) | 0 | Elegant Sea Snake | |
| H. fasciatus Hydrophis fasciatus Striped Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus is a species of sea snake.-Anatomy:Head small, body long and slender anteriorly; scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, juxtaposed or slightly imbricate; 5-6 maxillary teeth behind fangs; 2 anterior temporals; body scales in... |
(Schneider Johann Gottlob Schneider Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony... , 1799) |
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| H. gracilis | (Shaw, 1802) | 0 | ||
| H. inornatus Hydrophis inornatus Plain Seasnake Hydrophis inornatus is a species of sea snake.-Distribution:South Chinese Sea , Sri LankaAustralia -Bibliography:... |
(Gray, 1849) | 0 | Plain Sea Snake | Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
| H. kingii | Boulenger George Albert Boulenger George Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:... , 1896 |
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| H. klossi Hydrophis klossi Kloss' Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi is a species of sea snake.-Etymology and taxonomic history:The snake is named after Cecil Boden Kloss , director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore from 1923 to 1932.-Bibliography:... |
Boulenger, 1912 | 0 | ||
| H. lamberti | M.A. Smith Malcolm Arthur Smith Malcolm Arthur Smith was a herpetologist and physician working in the Malay Peninsula.-Early life:He was interested in reptiles and amphibians from an early age... , 1917 |
0 | ||
| H. lapemoides Hydrophis lapemoides Persian Gulf Sea Snake Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of sea snake.-Distribution:Indian Ocean, Persian Gulfcoasts off Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia , Singapore, Thailand... |
(Gray, 1849) | 0 | ||
| H. macdowelli | Kharin, 1983 | 0 | Small-headed Sea Snake | Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
| H. major | (Shaw, 1802) | 0 | ||
| H. mamillaris | (Daudin, 1803) | 0 | ||
| H. melanocephalus Hydrophis melanocephalus Slender-necked Seasnake Hydrophis melanocephalus is a species of sea snake.-Distribution:*South Chinese Sea*Japan *Coasts of Taiwan and Guangdong northward to Zhejiang... |
Gray, 1849 | 0 | Sea Snake | |
| H. melanosoma | Günther, 1864 | 0 | Black-banded Robust Sea Snake | |
| H. nigrocinctus | Daudin, 1803 | 0 | ||
| H. obscurus Hydrophis obscurus Russell's Sea Snake Hydrophis obscurus is a species of sea snake.-Bibliography:* Russell 1801 A continuation of an account of Indian serpents: containing descriptions and figures from specimens and drawings, transmitted from various parts of India to the hon. Court of Directors of the East Indian... |
Daudin, 1803 | 0 | ||
| H. ornatus Hydrophis ornatus Ornate Reef seasnake Hydrophis ornatus is a species of sea snake.-Bibliography:* Bussarawitt,S.; Rasmussen, A.R. & Andersen, M. 1989 A preliminary study on sea snakes from Phuket Harbor, Phuket Island, Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc., Bangkok 37 : 209-225* Mittleman, M. B... |
(Gray, 1842) | 1 | Sea Snake | |
| H. pacificus | Boulenger, 1896 | 0 | Large-headed Sea Snake | |
| H. parviceps | M. A. Smith, 1935 | 0 | ||
| H. semperi Hydrophis semperi Hydrophis semperi, known in some circles as Garman's sea snake, is a rare sea snake found only in a single lake on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is noted for being one of two known species of sea snake that is known to be found almost-exclusively in freshwater.H... |
Garman, 1881 | 0 | ||
| H. sibauensis | Rasmussen et al., 2001 | 0 | ||
| H. spiralis Hydrophis spiralis Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis is a species of sea snake.-Anatomy:This is perhaps the longest species of seasnake .Diagnostic Characters- Scales on thickest part of body with rounded or pointed tips, imbricate; 6-7 maxillary teeth behind fangs; normally 1 anterior temporal; 6-8 upper labials;... |
(Shaw, 1802) | 0 | ||
| H. stricticollis Hydrophis stricticollis Collared Sea Snake Hydrophis stricticollis is a species of sea snake.-Anatomy:Scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 8-11 maxillary teeth behind fangs; head small, body long and slender anteriorly, posteriorly 2.5 to 3 times thicker... |
Günther, 1864 | 0 | ||
| H. torquatus | Günther, 1864 | 2 | ||
| H. vorisi | Kharin, 1984 | 0 | Sea Snake | Torres Strait Torres Strait The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is approximately wide at its narrowest extent. To the south is Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost continental extremity of the Australian state of Queensland... , Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean... |
| H. walli | (Kharin, 1989) | 0 | ||
*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).