Viperine sea snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hydrophis |
Species: | H. viperinus
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophis viperinus (Schmidt, 1852)
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Synonyms | |
Praescutata viperina (Schmidt, 1852) Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852) |
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Hydrophis viperinus, commonly known as the viperine sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae (Hydrophiinae).[2]