Marine waters from the Persian Gulf to Australia.
Marine waters from the Persian Gulf to Australia.
Type-species: Disteira doliata Lacépède, 1804 [= Disteira major (Shaw, 1802)], by monotypy.
Type-species: Disteira doliata Lacépède, 1804 [= Disteira major (Shaw, 1802)], by monotypy.
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]
There are more than 30 recognized species in the genus.[1]
[7] *) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hydrophis.
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.
