Jerdon's sea snake

Jerdon's sea snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. jerdonii
Binomial name
Hydrophis jerdonii
(Gray, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Kerilia jerdonii
    Gray, 1849
  • Hydrophis jerdonii
    — J. Anderson, 1871
  • Distira jerdonii
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Kerilia jerdoni [sic]
    — Wall, 1921
  • Hydrophis jerdonii
    — Sanders et al., 2012

Jerdon's sea snake (Hydrophis jerdonii) is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Rasmussen A, Lobo A (2010). "Kerilia jerdoni [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176767A7300378.en. Accessed on 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Species Hydrophis jerdonii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.