Hydrophis cantoris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis cantoris

Name

Hydrophis cantoris Günther, 1864: 374

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.30 (formerly 1860.3.19.1302), ♂, collected by T.H. Cantor between 1834–1847 (presented via British East India Company).
• Type locality: “Pinang [=Penang]”, Malaysia.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Hydrophis cantoris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 October 2019.
• Rasmussen, A., Lobo, A. & Sanders, K. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis cantoris  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176713A7288602. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176713A7288602.en

Vernacular names

English: Cantor’s Narrow–headed Sea Snake