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Family: Elapidae



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48 species (see list below)
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Hydrophis atriceps
[Black-headed seasnake]
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Hydrophis belcheri
[Faint-banded seasnake]
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Max. Length 112 cm TL
 
Hydrophis bituberculatus
[Peter's sea snake]
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Hydrophis brooki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 82 cm TL
 
Hydrophis caerulescens
[Dwarf seasnake]
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Max. Length 137 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis coggeri
[Cogger's sea snake]

Photo by Fry, Gary Charles

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 128 cm SVL
Hydrophis curtus (Shaw, 1802)

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Hydrophis curtus
[Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake]
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Max. Length 190 cm TL
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
[Annulated sea snake]
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Hydrophis czeblukovi
[Fine-spined seasnake]
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Hydrophis donaldi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 234 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis elegans
[Elegant seasnake]
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Hydrophis fasciatus
[Striped sea snake]
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Hydrophis gracilis
[Slender seasnake]
No picture found
 
Hydrophis inornatus
[Plain seasnake]
No picture found
 
Hydrophis klossi
[Kloss' sea snake]
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Hydrophis laboutei
[Laboute's sea snake]
No picture found

Max. Length 125 cm TL
 
Hydrophis lamberti
[Lambert's sea snake]
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Max. Length 129.6 cm TL
 
Hydrophis lapemoides
[Persian Gulf sea snake]
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Max. Length 90 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis macdowelli
[McDowell's sea snake]
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Hydrophis mamillaris
[Bombay sea snake]
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Max. Length 150 cm TL
 
Hydrophis melanocephalus
[Slender-necked seasnake]
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Hydrophis melanosoma
[Black-banded seasnake]
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Hydrophis obscurus
[Russel's sea snake]
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Max. Length 163 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis ornatus
[Ornate reef seasnake]
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Hydrophis pachyceros
[]
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Max. Length 185 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis pacificus
[Pacific seasnake]
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Hydrophis parviceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 130 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis peronii
[Spiny-headed seasnake]
No picture found

Max. Length 113 cm SVL
 
Hydrophis platurus
[Pelagic sea snake]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Hydrophis schistosus Daudin, 1803

Photo by Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Hydrophis schistosus
[Beaked sea snake]
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Hydrophis semperi
[Lake Taal snake]
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Hydrophis sibauensis
[Kalimantan sea snake]
No picture found

Max. Length 1745 cm TL
 
Hydrophis spiralis
[Yellow sea snake]
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Max. Length 160 cm TL
 
Hydrophis stokesii
[Stokes' sea snake]
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Hydrophis stricticollis
[Collared sea snake]
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Hydrophis torquatus
[West coast black-headed sea snake]
No picture found

Max. Length 78 cm TL
 
Hydrophis viperinus
[Viperine sea snake]
No picture found
 
Hydrophis vorisi
[Estuarine seasnake]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific and the Atla
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Laticauda colubrina
[Yellow-lipped sea krait]
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Laticauda crockeri
[Crocker's sea snake]
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Max. Length 78 cm SVL
 
Laticauda frontalis
[Vanuatu sea krait]
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Laticauda guineai
[]
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Max. Length 136 cm SVL
 
Laticauda laticaudata
[Brown-lipped sea krait]
No picture found

Max. Length 109 cm SVL
 
Laticauda saintgironsi
[Saint giron's sea krait]
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Laticauda schistorhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 120 cm TL
 
Laticauda semifasciata
[Chinese sea snake]
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Max. Length 17.4 cm TL
 
Microcephalophis cantoris
[]
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Max. Length 90 cm SVL
 
Pseudolaticauda schistorhynchus
[Banded sea krait]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hydrophis atriceps Black-headed seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Hydrophis belcheri Faint-banded seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Hydrophis bituberculatus Peter's sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 112 TL 1872
Hydrophis brooki Indo-West Pacific. 1872
Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf seasnake Indo-West Pacific and the 82 TL 1802
Hydrophis coggeri Cogger's sea snake Northeast Atlantic, Medit 137 SVL 1984
Hydrophis curtus Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 128 SVL 1802
Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated sea snake Indo-West Pacific 190 TL 1803
Hydrophis czeblukovi Fine-spined seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1984
Hydrophis donaldi Western Central Pacific 2012
Hydrophis elegans Elegant seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 234 SVL 1842
Hydrophis fasciatus Striped sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1799
Hydrophis gracilis Slender seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1802
Hydrophis inornatus Plain seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Hydrophis klossi Kloss' sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1912
Hydrophis laboutei Laboute's sea snake Northwest Pacific and the 2000
Hydrophis lamberti Lambert's sea snake Western Central Pacific. 125 TL 1917
Hydrophis lapemoides Persian Gulf sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 129.6 TL 1849
Hydrophis macdowelli McDowell's sea snake Western Central Pacific 90 SVL 1983
Hydrophis mamillaris Bombay sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1803
Hydrophis melanocephalus Slender-necked seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 150 TL 1849
Hydrophis melanosoma Black-banded seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Hydrophis obscurus Russel's sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1803
Hydrophis ornatus Ornate reef seasnake Northeast Atlantic, the M 163 SVL 1842
Hydrophis pachyceros Western Pacific 1855
Hydrophis pacificus Pacific seasnake Indo-West Pacific 185 SVL 1896
Hydrophis parviceps Western Pacific. 1935
Hydrophis peronii Spiny-headed seasnake Northeast Atlantic to Wes 130 SVL 1853
Hydrophis platurus Pelagic sea snake Indo-Pacific, Arctic and 113 SVL 1766
Hydrophis schistosus Beaked sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 140 TL 1803
Hydrophis semperi Lake Taal snake Western Pacific. 1881
Hydrophis sibauensis Kalimantan sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 2001
Hydrophis spiralis Yellow sea snake Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1745 TL 1802
Hydrophis stokesii Stokes' sea snake Indo-Pacific. 160 TL 1846
Hydrophis stricticollis Collared sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Hydrophis torquatus West coast black-headed sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1864
Hydrophis viperinus Viperine sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 78 TL 1852
Hydrophis vorisi Estuarine seasnake Indo-Pacific. 1984
Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped sea krait Indo-Pacific and the Atla 150 TL 1799
Laticauda crockeri Crocker's sea snake Western Pacific 1934
Laticauda frontalis Vanuatu sea krait Western Central Pacific 78 SVL 1905
Laticauda guineai Western Central Pacific 2005
Laticauda laticaudata Brown-lipped sea krait Indo-West Pacific, Northw 136 SVL 1758
Laticauda saintgironsi Saint giron's sea krait Indo-Pacific 109 SVL 2005
Laticauda schistorhynchus Indo-West Pacific, Northe 1864
Laticauda semifasciata Chinese sea snake Indo-West Pacific 120 TL 1837
Microcephalophis cantoris Indo-West Pacific. 17.4 TL 1864
Pseudolaticauda schistorhynchus Banded sea krait Pacific Ocean 90 SVL 1874



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