Hydrophis ocellatus

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 ocellatus

Name

• Hydrophis ocellatus (Gray, 1849)

Holotype: BMNH III.g.9.a, prsented by the Earl of Derby.

Type locality: “Australian seas”.

Combinations

• Hydrophis ocellata Gray, 1849: 53 [original combination]
• Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus — Smith, 1926 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2019.
• Milton, D., Lukoschek, V. & Courtney, T. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis ocellatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176727A7291730. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176741A7294992.en

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Sea Snake