Hydrophis annandalei

Hydrophis annandalei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. annandalei
Binomial name
Hydrophis annandalei
(Laidlaw, 1901)
Synonyms[2]
  • Distira annandalei
    Laidlaw, 1901
  • Kolpophis annandalei
    — M.A. Smith, 1926
  • Lapemis annandalei
    — Rasmussen, 1997
  • Kolpophis annandalei
    — Murphy, Cox & Voris, 1999
  • Hydrophis annandalei
    — Leviton et al., 2014

Hydrophis annandalei, commonly known as Annandale's sea snake or the bighead sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species, which is sometimes placed in its own genus Kolpophis, is native to parts of the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Rasmussen A, Sanders K, Lobo A (2010). "Kolpophis annandalei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176731A7292396. Retrieved 24 January 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hydrophis annandalei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 January 2020.