Hydrophis major

Hydrophis major

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 major

Name

Hydrophis major (Shaw, 1802)

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Hydrophis major. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 June 2021.
• Guinea, M., Courtney, T. & Read, M. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis major  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176729A7292011. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176729A7292011.en

Vernacular names

English: Oliveheaded Sea Snake