Spectacled sea snake
Appearance
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Spectacled sea snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hydrophis |
Species: | H. kingii
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophis kingii (Boulenger, 1896)
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The spectacled sea snake or King's sea snake (Hydrophis kingii) is sea snake in the family Elapidae.[1][2] It is native to waters off northern Australia and the southern coast of New Guinea.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Milton, D.; Courtney, T.; Guinea, M.; Lukoschek, V.; Fletcher, E. (2010). "Hydrophis kingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176761A7299189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176761A7299189.en. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Hydrophis kingii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Species Hydrophis kingii (Boulenger, 1896)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hydrophis
- Snakes of Asia
- Snakes of Australia
- Reptiles of Western Australia
- Reptiles of the Northern Territory
- Reptiles of Queensland
- Reptiles of Western New Guinea
- Reptiles of Papua New Guinea
- Reptiles of the Indian Ocean
- Reptiles described in 1896
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
- Elapidae stubs