Hydrophis - Sonnini & Latreille, 1802

Pronunciation:	hi-DROH-fiss
Etymology:	'water snake'.
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Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Live-bearing - 10 out of 10 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: dwarf sea snake (Hydrophis caerulescens) at 80 cm  Longest Australian species: elegant sea snake (Hydrophis elegans) at up to 200 cm
Number of Australian species:	10
	Hydrophis atriceps Black-headed sea snake Year described Günther 1864 Description Hydrophis belcheri Belcher's sea snake Year described (Gray 1849) Description Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf sea snake Year described (Shaw 1802) Description Hydrophis coggeri Slender-necked sea snake Year described (Kharin 1984) Description Broome, Western Australia Photo © Brad Maryan Hydrophis czeblukovi Geometrical sea snake Year described (Kharin 1984) Description Weipa, Queensland Photo © Kanishka Dimithra Bandara Ukuwela Hydrophis donaldi Rough-scaled sea snake Year described Ukuwela, Sanders & Fry 2012 Description In life, "yellowish brown with 56 brownish bands from neck to tail. Bands are broader dorsally, narrow laterally and taper without connecting ven- trally. They are wider than the paler interspaces. Bands in first third of body are darker in colour than rest of the body. Head is pale brown in colour."1 - Ukuwela et al. (2012). Hydrophis donaldi (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae), a highly distinctive new species of sea snake from northern Australia. Zootaxa, 3201:45-57. Weipa, Queensland Photo © Ray Lloyd Hydrophis elegans Elegant sea snake Year described (J.E. Gray 1842) Description Hydrophis macdowelli Small-headed sea snake Year described Kharin 1983 Description Hydrophis ocellatus Ocellated sea snake Year described Gray 1849 Description Hydrophis pacificus Large-headed sea snake Year described Boulenger 1896 Description

1. Ukuwela, K.D.B.; Sanders, K.L.; & Fry, B.G. (2012). Hydrophis donaldi (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae), a highly distinctive new species of sea snake from northern Australia. Zootaxa, 3201:45-57.