Hydrophis bituberculatus
| Hydrophis bituberculatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae[1] |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. bituberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters, 1872 | |
| Synonyms | |
Hydrophis bituberculatus, commonly known as Peters' Sea Snake, is a species of venomous elapid.[1] It is found in the Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, Thailand).
References
- 1 2 "Hydrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ),... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. xiv + 727 pp., Plates I. - XXV. (Distira bituberculata, p. 296.)
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Peters, W.C.H. 1872. Über den Hydrus fasciatus Schneider und einige andere Seeschlangen. Monatsber. Akad. Berlin 1872: 855-856.
- Peters, W.C.H. 1873. Über den Hydrus fasciatus Schneider und einige andere Seeschlangen. Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1872 (December): 848-861.
- Rasmussen, A.R. 1992. Rediscovery and redescription of Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters 1872 (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). Herpetologica 48 (1): 85-97.
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