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Family: Hydrophiidae



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22 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 92 cm SVL
 
Aipysurus apraefrontalis
[Short-nosed seasnake]
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Max. Length 148 cm SVL
 
Aipysurus duboisii
[Reef shallows seasnake]
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Max. Length 96 cm SVL
 
Aipysurus eydouxii
[Spine-tailed seasnake]
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Aipysurus foliosquama
[Leaf-scaled seasnake]
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Aipysurus fuscus
[Dusky seasnake]

Photo by Fry, Gary Charles

Indo-Pacific, Northwest A
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804

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Aipysurus laevis
[Olive-brown seasnake]
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Max. Length 95 cm SVL
 
Aipysurus mosaicus
[]
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Aipysurus tenuis
[Arafura sea snake]
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Alsidium pusillum
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Max. Length 165 cm SVL
 
Disteira kingii
[Spectacled seasnake]
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Max. Length 160 cm SVL
 
Disteira major
[Olive-headed seasnake]
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Disteira nigrocincta
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Disteira walli
[Wall's sea snake]
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Max. Length 91 cm SVL
 
Emydocephalus annulatus
[Turtle-headed seasnake]
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Max. Length 85 cm SVL
 
Emydocephalus ijimae
[Turtlehead sea snake]
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Enhydrina zweifeli
[Sepik beaked seasnake]
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Ephalophis greyae
[North-Western mangrove seasnake]
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Hydrelaps darwiniensis
[Port darwin seasnake]
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Kerilia jerdoni
[Jerdon's sea snake]
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Kolpophis annandalei
[Bighead sea snake]
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Parahydrophis mertoni
[Northern mangrove seasnake]
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Thalassophis anomalus
[Anomalous sea snake]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Short-nosed seasnake Indo-West Pacific 92 SVL 1926
Aipysurus duboisii Reef shallows seasnake Northeast Atlantic to Wes 148 SVL 1869
Aipysurus eydouxii Spine-tailed seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 96 SVL 1849
Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-scaled seasnake Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1926
Aipysurus fuscus Dusky seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1837
Aipysurus laevis Olive-brown seasnake Indo-Pacific, Northwest A 200 TL 1804
Aipysurus mosaicus Western Central Pacific 95 SVL 2012
Aipysurus tenuis Arafura sea snake Indo-West Pacific 1913
Alsidium pusillum Pacific Ocean.
Disteira kingii Spectacled seasnake Indo-West Pacific 165 SVL 1896
Disteira major Olive-headed seasnake Northeast Atlantic, the M 160 SVL 1802
Disteira nigrocincta Indo-West Pacific. 1803
Disteira walli Wall's sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1989
Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed seasnake Indo-West Pacific, Northw 91 SVL 1869
Emydocephalus ijimae Turtlehead sea snake Northwest Pacific. 85 SVL 1898
Enhydrina zweifeli Sepik beaked seasnake Western Central Pacific. 1985
Ephalophis greyae North-Western mangrove seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1931
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Port darwin seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1896
Kerilia jerdoni Jerdon's sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Kolpophis annandalei Bighead sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1901
Parahydrophis mertoni Northern mangrove seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 1910
Thalassophis anomalus Anomalous sea snake Indo-West Pacific. 1852



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