Hydrophis ornatus

Hydrophis ornatus

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 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 ornatus
Subspecies (3): H. o. godeffroyi – H. o. maresinensis – H. o. ornatus

Name

• Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.23.72.

Type locality: unknown.

Combinations

• Aturia ornata Gray, 1842: 61 [original combination]
• Hydrophis ornata — Günther, 1864: 376 [subsequent combination]
• Distira ornata — Boulenger, 1890: 411 [subsequent combination]
• Hydrophis ornatus — Smith, 1926: 81 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Hydrophis laevis Lütken, 1863: 309

Holotype: ZMUC.

Type locality: unknown.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic Synopsis of the Water Snakes, or the Family of Hydridae. Zoological Miscellany 2: 59–68.
• Lütken, C. 1863. Nogle nye Krybdyr og Padder. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn Series 2, 4(20–22): 292–311. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. 452 pp. BHL
• Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL
• Smith, M.A. 1926. Monograph of the sea-snakes (Hydrophiidae). Printed by order of the Trustees of the British museum (Natural History): London. 130 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis ornatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 June 2018.
• Rasmussen, A., Lukoschek, V., & Lobo, A. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis ornatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176737A7293481. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176737A7293481.en

Vernacular names

English: Ornate Reef Seasnake
日本語: クロボシウミヘビ
中文: 淡灰海蛇

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