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Hydrelaps

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Hydrelaps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrelaps
Species:
H. darwiniensis
Binomial name
Hydrelaps darwiniensis
Boulenger, 1896

Hydrelaps (commonly known as the Black-ringed sea snake, Point Darwin sea snake, and Black-ringed mangrove snake) is a genus of seasnake in the family Elapidae that contains the sole species Hydrelaps darwiniensis.[2]

It is found in Australia and New Guinea.

References

  1. ^ "Hydrelaps darwiniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN. 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ Hydrelaps darwiniensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2016.