Hydrophis jerdonii

Hydrophis jerdonii

Taxonavigation edit

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
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
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 jerdonii

Name edit

  • Hydrophis jerdonii (Gray, 1849)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.11 (formerly BMNH III.8.1.a), adult ♂, collected by T.C. Jerdon between 1836–1852.

Type locality: “Madras”.

Combinations edit

  • Kerilia jerdonii Gray, 1849: 57 [original combination]
  • Hydrophis jerdoniiGünther, 1864: 362 [subsequent combination]
  • Disteria jerdoniiBoulenger, 1890: 408 [subsequent combination]

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Saddle-backed Sea Snake