Hydrophis
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Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes, venomous snakes in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. Species in the genus Hydrophis are typically found in Indo-Australian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, around 36 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
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Hydrophis | |
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Annulated sea snake, H. cyanocinctus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
Genus: | Hydrophis Latreille In Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 |
Type species | |
Hydrophis platurus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Disteira Lacépède, 1804 |
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