Hydrophis nigrocinctus
Hydrophis nigrocinctus is a species of marine venomous snakes Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake).
| Hydrophis nigrocinctus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. nigrocinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis nigrocinctus Daudin, 1803 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Disteira nigrocincta (Daudin, 1803) | |
Habitat
This species is found in the Indian Ocean: India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Malaysia. Type locality: Sundarbans, Bengal
References
- Heatwole, H. 1999 Sea snakes, 2nd ed. Krieger, Malabar, 148 pp.
- Rasmussen,A.R. 1997 Systematics of sea snakes: a critical review. In: Thorpe,R.S., Wüster,W. & Malhotra,A. (eds.) Venomous snakes - ecology, evolution and snakebite. Clarendon Press (Oxford)/Symp. zool. Soc. Lond. 70: 15-30
External links
- Hydrophis nigrocinctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database.
- Catalogue of Life: 18 May 2015 (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/13207817).
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