Hydrelaps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hydrelaps Boulenger, 1896 |
Species: | H. darwiniensis |
Binomial name | |
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, 1896 | |
Hydrelaps is a monotypic genus of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. The genus contains the sole species Hydrelaps darwiniensis, also commonly known as the black-ringed mangrove snake, the black-ringed sea snake, Darwin's sea snake, and the Port Darwin sea snake. [2] The species is native to Australia and New Guinea. [3]
The specific name, darwiniensis, refers to the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. [4]
The preferred natural habitats of H. darwiniensis are mangrove mudflats and seawater to a depth of 10 m (33 ft). [1]
H. darwiniensis is viviparous. [2]
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